State ex rel. E.M.M.

THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.

hln this dispute, R.M. argues that the trial court erred by terminating his parental rights to E.M.M. The trial court found that there were grounds for an involuntary ' termination. Because this court finds-the State failed to prove by clear and convine-ing evidence that there is no reasonable expectation that R.M.’s condition or conduct will improve in the near future and that the termination is in E.M.M.’s best interest, we reverse.

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ISSUES

We shall consider whether the State established by clear and convincing evidence that:(1) R.M. abandoned E.M.M. by failure to…