Doe v. Doe

Jane Doe (Mother) brings this expedited appeal from the Payette County Magistrate Court, which terminated her parental rights to her two children, M.S. and I.P. On appeal, Mother contends the magistrate erred by concluding she (1) abandoned M.S. and I.P. by failing to maintain a normal parental relationship, and (2) neglected M.S. and I.P. by failing to provide proper parental care. We affirm.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

This case concerns Mother’s parental rights to her two children, M.S. and I.P. Jane Doe I and John Doe I (Respondents) are the paternal great-grandparents of M.S. and…