BILLINGS, Judge.
Thirty-four days after an order was entered terminating her parental rights, M.B., mother of D.J.B., filed a notice of appeal. The court of appeals dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. We ordered the case transferred to resolve the question whether the Rules of Civil Procedure or § 211.261, RSMo 1978, govern the time for taking an appeal from a juvenile court judgment, order or decree. We hold the rules control and M.B.'s appeal was...
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