L.G. v. Amherst County Department of Social Services

COLEMAN, Judge.

L.G. appeals a decision of the circuit court (the trial court) terminating her parental rights to her daughter, K., pursuant to Code § 16.1-283(C)(2). The court found (1) that L.G. was unwilling or unable, without good cause, within a reasonable period of time not to exceed twelve months from the date her daughter was placed in foster care to remedy substantially the conditions that led to the foster care placement and (2) that termination was in the child’s best interests. We conclude that the trial court erred by considering only L.G.’s efforts during the twelve-month period…