In the Interest of Voeltz

UHLENHOPP, Justice.

Connie Voeltz, natural mother of Michael, 9, Teresa, 7, and Patrick Voeltz, 5, appeals from a district court order which terminated her parental rights to the three children. Neither David Voeltz, the natural father of Michael and Teresa, nor Gary Parks, the natural father of Patrick Voeltz, appeals from termination of his parental rights.

Connie Voeltz, age 35, has had mental and emotional problems since she was 13 years old. She has chronic paranoid schizophrenia and also suffers from narcolepsy and a thinking disorder. She has had treatment at Mayo Clinic, Independence…