J.J. v. State, Department of Health & Social Services, Division of Family & Youth Services

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

J.J. appeals the superior court's termination of her parental rights to her son and daughter. Because it was error to find that continued custody with J.J. is likely to result in serious emotional or physical damage to the children, we reverse.

II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

On February 22, 1998, J.J. left her four-year old daughter and two-year old son at home alone while she and her friend went to a liquor store. The children wandered outside, at night, dressed only in their underclothes. They were found by strangers and taken inside by a neighbor, who…