ÿWPC? ™±^6ÏÆÙÂñÀO«X…Þ0¹?“or”” e²á-kîË+®a=FÚšAÒ—ûõÚ"²·Êlîºx©î±G ¯ÉZ~d¾¸Úž¾@¹ÇŠrÅgÄø.*jxyÚ` `€€@EAŠ` 8ttxPyÂð È tßñañà@O O ìàIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEE,€ˆÌà@áá$ìàAT€NASHVILLE€ó óˆÐ œì ÐÌà@. . ìà_______________________________________________________ˆÌÌà À à)Ìò òIN€THE€MATTER€OF:€ó óà À à)à  àDavidson€County€Juvenile€CourtÐ 8 ˆ Ðò òM.C.G.ó óà À à)à  àNo.€9719„32119Ð ( x Ðà À à)Ìà À à)à  àC.A.€No.€01A01„9809„JV„00461Ð  T  Ðà À à)Ì______________________________________________________________________________ÌÌFrom€the€Juvenile€Court€of€Davidson€County€at€Nashville.Ìò òHonorable€Andrew€J.€Shookhoff,€Judge€ó óÐ  ð  ÐÌÌÌò òKathleen€G.€Morrisó ó,€Nashville,€TennesseeÐ P  ÐAttorney€for€Petitioner/Appellant.ÌÌò òPaul€G.€Summersó ó,€Attorney€General€and€ReporterÐ h Ðò òDouglas€Earl€Dimondó ó,€Assistant€Attorney€GeneralÐ X ÐAttorneys€for€Respondent/Appellee.ÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:ÌÌò òAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDó óÐ €Ð ÐÌÌà À àò òFARMER,€J.ó óÐ D"”  ÐÌò òCRAWFORD,€P.J.,€W.S.ó ó:€(Concurs)Ð $l" Ðò òHIGHERS,€J.ó ó:€(Concurs)ñOñÐ  %\ # ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÐ 0;€6; ÐñOññQññPñÓ3°,X°` À”X°,X°À”X3ÓñPññQññRññQñÓ6°,X°` ¸ À”X°,X°À”X6ÓñQññRññSññRñÓ6°,X°` ‚XÀ”X°,X°À”X6ÓñRññSññSñÓ0°,X°` ˜X°,X°À”X0ÓñSññTñÓ  ÓñTññUñÓÓñUññVñà ` àChristy€Gower(Mother)€appeals€the€trial€courtððs€judgment€terminating€her€parentalÏrights€to€her€minor€son,€M.C.G.€€We€affirm€the€trial€courtððs€judgment€based€on€our€conclusion€thatÏthe€record€contains€clear€and€convincing€evidence€to€support€the€courtððs€findings€that€the€Mother€hadÏabandoned€M.C.G.€and€that€termination€of€the€Motherððs€parental€rights€was€in€M.C.G.ððs€bestÏinterests.ÌÌà ` àM.C.G.€was€born€in€April€1996.€€In€January€1997,€when€M.C.G.€was€less€than€oneÏyear€old,€the€Mother€was€arrested€for€attempting€to€buy€illegal€drugs€from€an€undercover€policeÏofficer.€€Because€M.C.G.€was€with€the€Mother€at€the€time€of€her€arrest,€the€Metro€Police€DepartmentÏcontacted€the€Department€of€Childrenððs€Services(DCS).€€DCS€subsequently€filed€a€petition€in€whichÏit€sought€an€adjudication€that€M.C.G.€was€a€dependent€and€neglected€child€and€asked€that€M.C.G.Ïbe€placed€in€the€custody€of€the€Motherððs€brother€and€his€wife.€€ò òòòSeeó óóó€T.C.A.€ðð37-1-102(b)(12)€(1996).€Ð øH ÐPursuant€to€a€subsequent€settlement€agreement€reached€by€the€parties,€the€trial€court€entered€an€orderÏadjudicating€M.C.G.€to€be€a€dependent€and€neglected€child€due€primarily€to€the€Motherððs€long„termÏaddiction€to€Dilaudid.€€The€trial€courtððs€order€placed€M.C.G.€in€the€joint€legal€custody€of€(1)theÏMother€and€(2)the€Motherððs€brother€and€his€wife,€with€the€latter€to€have€physical€custody€of€M.C.G.€ÏÌà ` àAt€a€May6,€1997,€dispositional€hearing,€the€trial€court€was€informed€that€theÏMotherððs€brother€and€his€wife€had€returned€M.C.G.€to€the€Motherððs€care€several€days€previously.€ÏBy€this€time,€the€Mother€was€participating€in€a€methadone€treatment€program€in€Bowling€Green,ÏKentucky,€and€she€lived€in€a€motel€there.€€Based€upon€the€evidence€presented€at€the€May€1997Ïhearing,€which€included€the€telephonic€testimony€of€a€counselor€at€the€methadone€treatment€centerÏin€Bowling€Green,€the€trial€court€entered€an€order€placing€M.C.G.€in€the€legal€custody€of€DCS.€€TheÏtrial€courtððs€order€indicated€that€such€custody€would€be€ð ðfor€a€very€short€period€of€timeðð€and€that€theÏcourt€would€review€the€matter€ð ðfor€possible€return€of€custody€to€the€mother€on€June5,€1997.ðð€€ÌÌà ` àAfter€the€May€1997€dispositional€hearing,€DCS€employees€did€not€have€any€contactÏwith€the€Mother€again€until€November€1997.€€At€a€hearing€held€December9,€1997,€the€trial€courtÏwas€informed€that€the€Mother€had€contacted€Peggy€Carter€at€DCS.€€The€Mother€had€not€asked€to€visitÏM.C.G.,€however,€and€had€told€Carter€that€ð ðit€would€take€her€a€while€to€get€herself€together.ðð€€In€itsÏorder€entered€after€the€hearing,€the€trial€court€changed€the€permanency€goal€for€M.C.G.€from€theÐ