P.G. v. State, Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services

ALTENBERND, Judge.

P.G. appeals an order terminating her parental rights to her three older children. She also appeals an order of adoption concerning these children. We affirm the order terminating her parental rights. We reverse the order of adoption and remand for a new adoption proceeding.

P.G. has given birth to five children. The three older children have been the subject of dependency proceedings since 1989. In September 1991, HRS filed a petition to terminate parental rights to these three children, alleging neglect and a failure to substantially comply with many provisions of the…