Did the Juvenile Court Err in Terminating Appellants Parental Rights to D.G.?
Appellant claims that because D.G., the younger child, was never in DFS custody, the court should not have granted the petition seeking to terminate parental rights as to D.G. In the alternative, appellant claims the evidence was insufficient to support the termination order as to D.G. The juvenile court made the following conclusion of law in terminating appellant’s parental rights as to both children: 1. That pursuant to UCA 78-3a-407, this parent has neglected these minor children and abused [C.G.] That [appellant] is unfit or incompetent to parent these children because of her continued drug abuse that renders her unable to appropriately care for them and her refusal to get necessary treatment. Thus, the juvenile court found that appellant had neglected both children and that appellant was incompetent to parent the children because of her drug abuse. Utah Code Ann. 78-3a-407 (1996) states: The court may terminate all parental rights with respect to one or both parents if it finds a
