M.C. v. K.M.

THOMPSON, Judge.

M.C. (the “mother”) and R.M. (the “father”) 1 appeal the termination of their parental rights as to their daughter, H.M. (the “child”).

The record indicates that the mother was married to another man when the mother and the father began their relationship. The mother later divorced her husband; her ex-husband has custody of the minor son from that marriage.

The mother and father never married. The father had only intermittent contact with the mother during her pregnancy. It is undisputed that the mother used illegal drugs, including crack cocaine, during her pregnancy. Although…