In Re MDR

124 S.W.3d 469 (2004)

In the Interest of M.D.R.

No. SC 85208.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

January 15, 2004.

Edward M. Berg, Columbia, for Appellant.

Carla W. Tanzey, Mexico, MO, Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Alana M. Barragan-Scott, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for Respondent.

Helen Fenlon, Mexico, MO, (Guardian ad Litem) for Amicus Curiae.

MICHAEL A. WOLFF, Judge.

Introduction

M.D.R. was born in August 2000 when his mother, Lisa Williams, was incarcerated at a Department of Corrections facility in Audrain County. M.D.R. has been in foster care since his birth, even after his mother…