In re Raymond "M"

This is a proceeding for permanent termination of parental rights. The case concerns a child born February 13, 1972. The mother was just past 16 years of age when the child was born. The child was placed in foster care by order of this court in a neglect proceeding when the child was less than six weeks old. He has now lived in the same foster home for over two and a-half years. The mother had not *72been married at the time of birth, and paternity has never been established.

Following placement, the mother continued an involvement with a young man whom she married in the fall of 1972.…