In the Interest of H.M.

CRIST, Judge.

Mother appeals the termination of her parental rights on the ground of abandonment pursuant to § 211.447.2(l)(b), RSMo 1986. We affirm.

The subject of this termination proceeding is H.M., a son born to mother on August 18,1983. H.M. has been in the custody of the Division of Family Services (DFS) since January of 1984, when the juvenile court found he was without proper care, custody or support due to mother’s incarceration. The whereabouts of H.M.’s father were, and still are, unknown. Father’s parental rights were also terminated in this proceeding, but that decision was not…