IN RE S.D.

No. 101,596.

204 P.3d 1182 (2009)

In the Interest of S.D., a Child Under the Age of 18 Years.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

April 17, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam S. Kepfield, of Hutchinson, for appellant natural mother.

Michelle Brown, assistant district attorney, Steven L. Opat, district attorney, and Stephen N. Six, attorney general, for appellee.

Before RULON, C.J., GREENE and HILL, JJ.


RULON, C.J.

J.D., the natural mother of S.D., appeals the district court's termination of her parental rights. We conclude that a rational factfinder could have found it highly probable, i.e., by clear and convincing evidence, that mother's parental rights should be terminated and that termination was in the child's best interests. Accordingly, we affirm.

Factual and procedural background

S.D. was taken into protective custody on February...

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