Kylie L. v. State, Dept. of Health & Social Services, Office of Children's Services

OPINION

WINFREE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

After the trial court found that the Office of Children’s Services (OCS) failed to demonstrate it had made reasonable. efforts to reunify a family, the court nonetheless terminated the mother’s parental rights to her daughter, finding that OCS’s failure was “excused.” The mother appealed; we earlier issued an order reversing the' court’s “excused” determination and vacating the trial court’s tennination order, indicating we would fully discuss our reasoning in a later opinion. We’ do so now.

II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Kylie L. and Kurt B.- began a…