In re Declaring of K.V.

This is an appeal from an Eighteenth Judicial District court order declaring KA to be a youth in need of care and granting Gallatin County Social and Rehabilitation Services (SRS) permanent custody of KA with the right to consent to adoption.

The issue presented on appeal is whether the District Court abused its discretion by terminating the parental rights of appellant and awarding permanent custody to SRS.

Appellant is the mother of two children, KV and KA. Appellant and KV’s natural father are divorced and KV currently resides in California with her father under a previous court order in a…