P.S. v. Jefferson County Department of Human Resources

THOMAS, Judge.

P.S. (“the mother”) appeals the judgment of the Jefferson Juvenile Court terminating her parental rights to M.S. (“the *793child”) on August 23, 2012.1 We reverse the judgment and remand the cause for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

In 2008, the Jefferson County Department of Human Resources (“DHR”) became involved with the mother, and she lost custody of her two older children, R.O. and K.F. (sometimes referred to collectively as “the siblings”), after DHR initiated dependency proceedings relating to the siblings.2 DHR reported that the mother had failed to protect…