INTEREST OF S.S.

No. SD 36181.

598 S.W.3d 176 (2020)

In the INTEREST OF: S.S., a child under seventeen years of age. Lawrence County Juvenile Office, Petitioner-Respondent, v. B.S., Respondent-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division One.

Filed: March 18, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney for Appellant — J. Matthew Miller of Springfield, MO; James J. Randall of Monett, MO.

Attorney for Respondent Missouri Department of Social Services, Children's Division — Eric S. Schmitt (Attorney General), Megan L. Dittmann-Ryan of Jefferson City, MO; Gerard J. Harms, Jr. of Lake Ozark, MO.

Attorney for Respondent Lawrence County Juvenile Office — Darlene F. Parrigon of Pierce City, MO.

Attorney for Minor — William G. Petrus, Jr. of Mount Vernon, MO.


The trial court terminated the parental rights of B.S. ("Mother"), the mother of S.S. ("Child"), finding: (1) that Child had been in foster care for at least 15 of the last 22 months, under section 211.447.2(1); (2) that Mother failed to provide for the support of Child, under section 211.447.5(1)(b); (3) that Child had...

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