In Interest of Baby Girl K.

The majority affirms the trial court’s termination of B.B.’s parental rights, holding that the statutory grounds for involuntary termination were met and that due process does not require a finding of parental unfitness before termination. Because the record before this court does not support the holding that the statutory grounds were met, and because I believe due process requires a finding of unfitness before B.B.’s rights can be terminated, I dissent.

The majority glosses over the nature of the interest at stake in an involuntary termination hearing. Therefore I must start with an…