B.T.O. v. M.O.

THOMAS H. NEWTON, Judge.

M.O. (mother) appeals from an amended judgment and disposition order that placed B.T.O. (child) with the step grandparents.

I. Factual and PROCEDURAL Background

Mother has a three-year-old daughter, B.T.O. On January 16, 2002, the Bates County Juvenile Officer filed a petition alleging that B.T.O. was in need of care and treatment because of mother’s behavior. The petition alleged that on January 15, 2002, mother was “acting in a .bizarre and unstable manner and admitted to her family that she was using methamphetamine.” The petition further alleged that mother…