In re Jeremiah Y.

[¶ 1] The mother of Jeremiah Y. appeals from the judgment entered in the District Court (Portland, Goranites, J.) terminating her parental rights to her son. She argues (1) that the Department of Human Services (DHS) prematurely filed its petition to terminate her parental rights under 22 M.R.S.A. § 4052(2-A) (Supp.2001), and (2) that the evidence was insufficient to support the judgment. Finding no error, we affirm the judgment.

I. STATEMENT OF THE CASE

[¶ 2] In September of 1999, Jeremiah Y., who was three months old at the time, was brought to a hospital after multiple bruises were…