Juvenile Officer v. Blackwell

NUGENT, Chief Judge.

Catherine L. Blackwell seeks a reversal of the trial court’s judgment terminating her parental rights under § 211.447. 1 She contends that the juvenile officer failed to establish grounds for termination by clear, convincing, and cogent evidence, as required by § 211.447.2.

We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

In 1985, a court dissolved Ms. Blackwell’s marriage to the father of her two children: B.O., a son, born January 4,1980, and D.O., a daughter, bom October 19, 1981. Soon after that she entered into a relationship with Mike Johnson, who moved in with her and her…