State ex rel. M.B.

FRED W. JONES, Jr., Judge.

The unwed mother of a five-year-old appeals a judgment terminating her parental rights under La.R.S. 13:1601 D. We reverse and remand with directions.

When the child was about a year old, the State through the Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) cited the mother for 22 alleged instances of neglect. The mother filed an affidavit shortly thereafter agreeing that emotional and financial problems made her unable to care for the child. She expressly agreed that legal custody be placed in DHHR and that physical custody be placed in the child’s maternal…