In re P.S.

¶1 In two separate hearings, the Eighteenth Judicial District Court, Gallatin County, terminated the parental rights of L.W. and M.S. with regard to their daughter, P.S. On different grounds, both parents appeal. We restate the issues as follows:

¶2 1. Did the District Court err by involuntarily terminating M.S.’s parental rights, rather than allowing M.S. to voluntarily relinquish his parental rights during the termination hearing?

¶3 2. Did the District Court properly exercise its discretion when it terminated LW.’s parental rights to P.S.?

BACKGROUND

¶4 L.W. gave birth to a baby girl, P.S., on…