In the Interest of L.M.

TERNUS, Justice.

The juvenile court terminated the parental rights of S.M., appellant, to her two children, L.M. and D.M. The termination order was affirmed by the court of appeals. We granted further review to consider the mother’s challenge to the expedited procedures for appeal in termination cases and her ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim. Upon our review of the arguments of the parties, we affirm.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

S.M. is the mother of two children, L.M., born in June 1998, and D.M., born in December 1996. The children were adjudicated in need of assistance in late…