S.S. v. C.E.P.J.

EDWIN H. SMITH, Judge.

C.E.P.J. (mother) appeals the judgment of the Circuit Court of Jackson County-terminating her parental rights to her minor daughters, Q.M.B. and Q.T.P., and approving their adoption by the respondent, S.S. In entering its judgment, the court, pursuant to § 487.030.1,1 adopted the findings, recommendations, and proposed judgment of the family law commissioner, who heard the case.

The mother raises five points on appeal. In Point I, she claims that the trial court erred in terminating her parental rights to Q.M.B. and Q.T.P. under § 211.447.4(1) for abandonment because the…