In the Interest of A. M. B.

Blackburn, Judge.

Herchel and Vicki Bacon appeal the decision of the trial court to terminate their parental rights asserting that in those termination cases where (1) a reunification order has been in place for less than a year and (2) the child is not in the custody of the parent whose rights are subject to termination, termination proceedings may not take place. The appellants also assert that the Department of Family & Children Services (DFACS) has a duty to make reasonable efforts to reunite the family for at least one year after a reunification order is entered as a precondition to…