In Re the Welfare of J. W. M.

ROGOSHESKE, Justice.

Geraldine McEachran, natural mother of J.W.M., appeals from an order of the juvenile division of the Hennepin County District Court granting the petition of Melvin and Lois Perkins to adopt J.W.M. The critical issue is whether the trial court’s findings of fact justify termination of parental rights under Minn.Stat. § 260.221(b)(5) (1978). We hold that the findings neither explicitly nor by implication declare, as required, that following a determination of neglect reasonable efforts under the direction of the court have failed to correct the conditions leading to the…