Dep't of Human Servs. v. K. D. S. (In re C. D. S.)

*260Mother appeals judgments terminating her parental rights to her two children, C and G. The juvenile court terminated mother's parental rights following a prima facie showing of grounds to terminate, which the court permitted the Department of Human Services (DHS) to present when mother failed to personally appear at a pretrial settlement conference as directed. Mother raises three assignments of error; we discuss only the first and second assignments.1 In *786her first assignment of error, mother argues that the juvenile court erred when it refused to permit her to appear telephonically at the…