Juvenile Officer v. A.S.

LAURA DENVIR STITH, Presiding Judge.

The natural mother, AS., appeals the trial court’s termination of her parental rights to her children, D.D.M., M.A.D. and B.R.M.,1 pursuant to Section 211.447, RSMo Cum. Supp.1993.2 She does not contest the sufficiency of the evidence to meet the standards set out in that statute. She claims solely that the judgment below is void because the juvenile court never acquired jurisdiction over her children and thus had no subject matter jurisdiction to terminate her parental rights. We find that the juvenile court did have jurisdiction and affirm,

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