In re R.M.B.

L.B. appeals from an order of the District Court of the Twelfth Judicial District, Hill County, terminating the parent-child relationship between L.B. and R.M.B. and awarding permanent custody of the youth to the Montana Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services. We affirm the order of the District Court.

L.B., the appellant, is the natural mother of R.M.B. who was born on January 13, 1982. R.M.B.’s father has not been identified. In January of 1982, Anna Mae Fischli, a social caseworker for the Hill County Welfare Department, began investigating the appellant’s ability to properly care…