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ìàò òI.€€òòDCS€Obtains€Custody€of€Two€Childrenóó€ó óˆÐ #`" ÐÓÓà  àÔ_ÔC.E.S.Ô_Ô€and€her€husband,€D.S.€are€the€parents€of€two€girls,€€Ô_ÔC.N.S.Ô_Ô€and€Ô_ÔC.J.S.Ô_Ô,€born€in€1995Ð è$8 $ Ðand€1997€respectively.€€The€Department€of€Childrenððs€Services€(DCS)€filed€a€petition€for€temporaryÐ Ô%$!% Ðcustody€of€the€children€on€January€22,€1999,€after€reports€that€the€whole€family€was€suffering€fromÐ À&"& Ða€severe€infestation€of€head€lice,€and€that€the€parents€had€failed€to€keep€medical€appointmentsÐ ¬'ü"' Ðnecessary€for€the€well„being€of€Ô_ÔC.J.S.Ô_Ô,€who€suffers€from€cerebral€palsy€and€a€number€of€congenitalÐ ˜(è#( Ðabnormalities.€Ð „)Ô$) ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€found€the€children€to€be€dependent€and€neglected,€and€granted€custody€toÐ \+¬&+ ÐDCS.€€Shortly€thereafter,€DCS€placed€the€children€with€a€foster€family,€and€prepared€a€permanencyÐ H,˜', Ðplan,€setting€out€a€number€of€goals€for€Ô_ÔC.E.S.Ô_Ô€and€Ô_ÔD.SÔ_Ô€to€accomplish€in€order€to€be€reunited€withÐ 4-„(-ý Ðtheir€children.€€The€goals€were€to€(1)€secure€employment€to€provide€financially€for€the€children,€(2)Ð ° Ðsecure€adequate€housing,€(3)€show€the€ability€to€provide€medical€treatment€for€the€children,€includingÐ œì Ðattending€medical€appointments,€(4)€maintain€a€clean€living€environment€for€the€children,€(5)€attend,Ð ˆØ Ðparticipate€in,€and€complete€parenting€classes,€(6)€attend€and€arrange€counseling,€and€(7)€maintainÐ tÄ Ðcontact€with€the€children.Ð `° ÐÌà  àSoon€after€the€children€came€into€foster€care,€Ô_ÔC.N.S.Ô_Ô€revealed€to€her€foster€mother€and€to€herÐ 8 ˆ Ðtherapist,€Dr.€William€Ô_ÔVaughnÔ_Ô,€Ph.D.,€that€she€had€been€sexually€abused€by€her€father.€€Dr.€Ô_ÔVaughnÔ_ÔÐ $ t Ðwrote€a€letter€to€DCS€in€which€he€detailed€severely€disturbed€behavior€that€he€had€observed€duringÐ  ` Ðinteractive€play€therapy,€and€which€had€been€reported€to€him€as€also€occurring€both€at€home€and€atÐ ü L  Ðschool.€€This€included€explosive€anger€and€daily€acting€out€of€aggressive€sexual€conduct€towardsÐ è 8  Ðboth€children€and€adults€which€we€will€not€describe€here.€€Dr.€Ô_ÔVaughnÔ_Ô€also€diagnosed€Ô_ÔC.N.S.Ô_Ô€withÐ Ô$  Ðbipolar€disorder,€attention€deficit€hyperactivity€disorder€and€post„traumatic€stress€disorder.€€Dr.Ð À  ÐÔ_ÔVaughnÔ_Ôððs€letter€concluded,Ð ¬ü  ÐÌÒ°ÒÒ°Òà ` àð ð[Her]€pattern€of€disturbed€behavior€and€age€inappropriate€sexual€behaviorÐ „Ô  Ðconstitute€one€of€the€most€serious€cases€of€sexual€perpetration€and€victimization€ofÐ pÀ Ða€child€I€have€encountered€in€my€clinical€practice.€€It€is€essential€for€the€well„beingÐ \¬ Ðof€this€child€that€contact€with€immediate€family€members€be€suspended.€€It€isÐ H˜ Ðcritically€important€that€[Ô_ÔC.N.S.Ô_Ô]€feel€ððsafeðð€if€her€significantly€disturbed€behavior€isÐ 4„ Ðto€be€stabilizing.ðð€€€Ð  p ÐÒ°ÒÒ°ÒÌà  àOn€November€14,€2000,€DCS€filed€a€petition€for€a€temporary€restraining€order€to€enjoin€theÐ øH Ðparents€from€further€visitation€with€either€child.€€The€Department€noted€that€D.S.€had€recently€beenÐ ä4 Ðcharged€with€rape€of€a€child€and€contended€that€further€visitation€would€result€in€immediate€andÐ Ð  Ðirreparable€harm€to€the€children.€€The€court€granted€the€restraining€order.€€The€record€shows€that€onÐ ¼  ÐMarch€8,€2001,€D.S.€signed€a€waiver€of€trial€by€jury€and€petition€to€enter€a€ð ðbest€interestðð€guilty€pleaÐ ¨ø Ðon€the€charge€of€raping€his€twelve„year„old€half„sister.€€He€was€sentenced€to€fifteen€years€in€theÐ ”ä Ðpenitentiary.€Ð €Ð ÐÌà@  ìàò òII.€€€òòTermination€of€Parental€Rightsóóó ó€ˆÐ X ¨ ÐÌà  àOn€April€30,€2001,€DCS€filed€a€petition€to€terminate€the€parental€rights€of€both€Ô_ÔC.E.S.Ô_Ô€andÐ 4"„  ÐD.S.€€The€petition€cited€multiple€grounds€for€termination,€including€abandonment,€failure€to€followÐ  #p! Ðthe€parenting€plan,€persistence€of€conditions,€and€incapacity€to€appropriately€parent€these€children.Ð  $\" ÐÌà  àThe€court€conducted€its€hearing€on€the€petition€on€September€10,€2001.€€The€mother€andÐ ä%4!$ Ðfather€were€both€represented€by€counsel,€and€a€guardian€ad€litem€represented€the€interests€of€theÐ Ð& "% Ðchildren.€€The€Department€non„suited€the€ground€of€abandonment,€since€under€the€circumstancesÐ ¼' #& Ðneither€of€the€parents€was€deemed€to€have€willfully€abandoned€the€children.€€D.S.€was€temporarilyÐ ¨(ø#' Ðreleased€from€the€penitentiary€so€he€could€announce€to€the€court€his€intention€to€voluntarilyÐ ”)ä$( Ðrelinquish€his€parental€rights.Ð €*Ð%) ÐÐ l+¼&* Ðà  àAside€from€the€parties,€the€testifying€witnesses€were€the€mother€of€Ô_ÔC.E.S.Ô_Ô,€the€foster€motherÐ ° Ðof€Ô_ÔC.N.S.Ô_Ô€and€Ô_ÔC.J.S.Ô_Ô,€a€supervisor€for€the€Department,€and€Dr.€Ô_ÔVaughnÔ_Ô.€€At€the€conclusion€of€theÐ œì Ðproof,€the€attorneys€for€the€parties€presented€their€closing€arguments,€and€the€guardian€ad€litemÐ ˆØ Ðexplained€why€he€believed€it€was€in€the€best€interest€of€the€children€that€the€parental€rights€of€Ô_ÔC.E.SÔ_ÔÐ tÄ Ðbe€terminated.Ð `° ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€agreed.€€In€the€final€decree€of€guardianship,€the€court€announced€that€groundsÐ 8 ˆ Ðfor€termination€had€been€proven€by€clear€and€convincing€evidence,€including€failure€to€follow€theÐ $ t Ðplan€of€care,€and€that€ð ðthe€mother€suffers€from€such€mental€incapacity€to€parent€these€children€asÐ  ` Ðwould€render€her€unable€to€parent€these€children€now€or€in€the€near€future.ðð€€The€court€also€foundÐ ü L  Ðthat€it€was€in€the€best€interest€of€the€children€that€they€be€placed€in€the€guardianship€of€DCS,€withÐ è 8  Ðthe€right€to€place€the€children€for€adoption€and€to€consent€to€such€adoptionòò€in€loco€parentisóó.€€ThisÐ Ô$  Ðappeal€followed.Ð À  ÐÌà@**ìàò òIII.ó ó€ò ò€òòArguments€on€AppealóóˆÐ ˜è  ÐÌà@ìàA.€€òòGrounds€for€Terminationóóó óˆÐ tÄ ÐÌà  àParents€have€a€fundamental€right€to€the€care,€custody€and€control€of€their€children.€òò€StanleyÐ Lœ Ðv.€Illinoisóó,€405€U.S.€645€(1972).€€However,€these€rights€are€not€absolute,€and€the€State€may€sever€theÐ 8ˆ Ðrelationship€between€parents€and€children€if€it€can€both€prove€an€appropriate€ground€by€clear€andÐ $t Ðconvincing€evidence,€and€that€the€termination€is€in€the€best€interest€of€the€children.€òò€In€re€Ô_ÔDrinnonÔ_Ôóó,Ð ` Ð776€S.W.2d€96€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1988);€òòÔ_ÔSantoskyÔ_Ô€v.€Krameróó,€455€U.S.€645€(1982).Ð üL ЀÌà  à€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„1„113(g)€sets€out€the€possible€grounds€for€termination€of€parentalÐ Ô$ Ðrights,€including€the€following:Ð À ÐÒ°ÒÒ°ÒÌà ` à(2)€There€has€been€substantial€noncompliance€by€the€parent€or€guardian€withÐ ˜è Ðthe€statement€of€responsibilities€in€a€permanency€plan€or€a€plan€of€care€pursuant€toÐ „Ô Ðthe€provisions€of€title€37,€chapter€2,€part€4;Ð pÀ Ðà ` à(3)(A)€The€child€has€been€removed€from€the€home€of€the€parent€or€guardianÐ \ ¬ Ðby€order€of€a€court€for€a€period€of€six€(6)€months€and:Ð H!˜ Ðà ` à(Ô_ÔiÔ_Ô)€The€conditions€which€led€to€the€child's€removal€or€other€conditions€whichÐ 4"„  Ðin€all€reasonable€probability€would€cause€the€child€to€be€subjected€to€further€abuseÐ  #p! Ðor€neglect€and€which,€therefore,€prevent€the€child's€safe€return€to€the€care€of€theÐ  $\" Ðparent(s)€or€guardian(s),€still€persist;Ð ø$H # Ðà ` à(ii)€There€is€little€likelihood€that€these€conditions€will€be€remedied€at€an€earlyÐ ä%4!$ Ðdate€so€that€the€child€can€be€safely€returned€to€the€parent(s)€or€guardian(s)€in€the€nearÐ Ð& "% Ðfuture;€€andÐ ¼' #& Ðà ` à(iii)€The€continuation€of€the€parent€or€guardian€and€child€relationship€greatlyÐ ¨(ø#' Ðdiminishes€the€child's€chances€of€early€integration€into€a€safe,€stable€and€permanentÐ ”)ä$( Ðhome.Ð €*Ð%) ÐÐ l+¼&* ÐÒ°ÒÒ°Òà  àThe€trial€court€found€that€the€evidence€presented€clear€and€convincing€proof€of€the€above„Ð ° Ðquoted€grounds.€€Ô_ÔC.E.S.Ô_Ô€points€to€countervailing€proof€in€her€testimony€and€that€of€her€mother,€whichÐ œì Ðshe€claims€should€have€prevented€the€trial€court€from€declaring€that€DCS€had€met€the€heightenedÐ ˆØ Ðstandard€of€proof€required€to€terminate€a€parentððs€rights.€€In€particular€she€argues€that€she€met€manyÐ tÄ Ðof€the€goals€of€the€permanency€plan,€that€she€has€improved€her€living€situation,€and€that€with€the€helpÐ `° Ðof€her€mother,€it€should€be€possible€to€safely€return€the€children€to€her€custody€in€the€near€future.Ð L œ ÐÌà  àDCS€points€out€that€the€court€may€rest€its€decision€to€terminate€parental€rights€on€any€of€theÐ $ t Ðgrounds€alleged€in€the€petition.€òò€In€re€Ô_ÔC.W.W.Ô_Ôóó,€37€S.W.2d€467€(Tenn.€Ct.€App€2000).€€It€is€notÐ  ` Ðnecessary€for€the€State€to€prove€all€the€grounds€alleged,€so€long€as€the€record€contains€clear€andÐ ü L  Ðconvincing€evidence€to€support€at€least€one€of€the€grounds,€and€a€consistent€finding€as€to€the€bestÐ è 8  Ðinterest€of€the€child.Ð Ô$  ÐÌà  àIn€light€of€the€unique€obstacles€to€a€normal€and€healthy€childhood€faced€by€Ô_ÔC.N.S.Ô_Ô€and€Ô_ÔC.J.S.Ô_Ô,Ð ¬ü  Ðthis€discussion€will€focus€on€the€motherððs€inability€to€meet€the€physical,€medical,€and€emotionalÐ ˜è  Ðneeds€of€these€children.€€We€note€such€a€ground€is€encompassed€by€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„1„Ð „Ô  Ð113(g)(3)(A)(Ô_ÔiÔ_Ô),€which€allows€termination€based€upon€the€existence€and€persistence€of€ð ð.€.€.€otherÐ pÀ Ðconditions€which€in€all€reasonable€probability€would€cause€the€child€to€be€subjected€to€further€abuseÐ \¬ Ðor€neglect€and€which,€therefore,€prevent€the€child's€safe€return€to€the€care€of€the€parent(s)€orÐ H˜ Ðguardian(s)€.€.€.€.ðð€€òòSee€alsoóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€36„1„113(g)(7).€€Ð 4„ ÐÌà@TTìàò òB.€€òòThe€Needs€of€the€Childrenóóó ó€ˆÐ  \ ÐÌà  àThe€testimony€of€the€foster€mother€and€of€Dr.€Ô_ÔVaughnÔ_Ô€gives€some€indication€of€how€difficultÐ è8 Ðand€challenging€it€would€be€to€raise€these€children.€€The€foster€mother€has€a€B.A.€in€psychology,€andÐ Ô$ Ðten€to€twelve€years€experience€working€with€special€needs€children.€€She€has€had€both€children€inÐ À Ðher€care€for€two€and€a€half€years.€€She€testified€that€Ô_ÔC.J.S.Ô_Ô€has€been€diagnosed€with€cerebral€palsy€andÐ ¬ü ÐÔ_ÔRubensteinÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔTaybiÔ_Ô€Syndrome,€a€condition€that€normally€causes€mental€retardation,€as€well€asÐ ˜è Ðnumerous€congenital€defects€that€may€ultimately€require€surgery.Ð „Ô ÐÌà  àAlthough€she€is€almost€four€years€old,€the€child€functions€at€about€an€eleven„month€level.€Ð \ ¬ ÐShe€does€not€speak€and€she€has€feeding€problems,€but€with€the€help€of€an€occupational€therapist,€sheÐ H!˜ Ðhas€learned€to€communicate€with€sign€language€to€a€limited€extent€and€to€eat€most€foods.€€She€alsoÐ 4"„  Ðhas€asthma,€and€could€possibly€die€without€the€breathing€treatments€the€foster€mother€administers.Ð  #p! ÐÔ_ÔC.J.S.Ô_Ô€learned€to€walk€about€eight€months€before€the€court€hearing.€€When€she€got€sick,€she€stoppedÐ  $\" Ðwalking€for€a€couple€of€weeks,€and€she€required€physical€therapy€and€daily€stretching€of€herÐ ø$H # Ðhamstring€muscles€to€get€to€the€point€that€she€could€walk€again.Ð ä%4!$ ÐÌà  àThe€foster€mother€testified€that€even€with€the€assistance€of€therapists,€taking€care€of€theÐ ¼' #& Ðchildren€is€a€full„time€job.€€She€is€grateful€to€have€the€help€of€her€husband€and€her€seventeen„year„Ð ¨(ø#' Ðold€daughter,€because€without€such€help,€she€couldnððt€consistently€give€them€the€quality€of€care€theyÐ ”)ä$( Ðneed.€Ð €*Ð%) ÐÐ l+¼&* Ðà  àSix„year„old€Ô_ÔC.N.S.Ô_Ô€is€more€normal€physically€than€her€sister,€but€has€serious€behavioralÐ ° Ðissues€to€deal€with.€€She€suffers€from€extreme€nightmares,€sometimes€wakes€up€screaming,€and€hasÐ œì Ðproblems€with€sleeping.€€She€takes€a€number€of€medications€to€help€control€her€behavior,€and€theÐ ˆØ Ðdosage€has€to€be€adjusted€from€time€to€time€to€keep€her€stable.€€Dr.€Ô_ÔVaughnÔ_Ô€has€been€herÐ tÄ Ðpsychologist€for€two€years€and€she€sees€him€once€a€week.€€He€testified€that€it€was€very€important€thatÐ `° Ðthe€people€in€her€life€believe€her€accounts€of€abuse,€and€that€if€she€were€placed€in€an€environmentÐ L œ Ðwhere€they€didnððt€believe€her,€she€would€probably€end€up€being€institutionalized,€and€at€risk€forÐ 8 ˆ Ðfurther€sexual€abuse.€Ð $ t ÐÌà@  ìàò òC.€€òòThe€Capacity€of€the€Motheróóó óˆÐ ü L  ÐÌà  àÔ_ÔC.E.S.Ô_Ô€testified€to€several€improvements€she€has€made€in€her€life€with€a€view€towardsÐ Ô$  Ðmaintaining€a€stable€household€for€her€children:€€She€now€lives€in€a€three€bedroom€home€with€herÐ À  Ðmother;€she€is€working€on€her€Ô_ÔG.E.D.Ô_Ô;€and€she€is€actively€looking€for€work,€although€she€has€not€yetÐ ¬ü  Ðfound€any.€€Her€mother€testified€that€she€was€prepared€to€help€her€daughter€with€the€care€of€theÐ ˜è  Ðchildren,€and€that€her€current€employment€involves€working€with€mentally€and€physicallyÐ „Ô  Ðhandicapped€people.€€The€mother€works€from€10:15€p.m.€to€8:15€a.m.,€four€days€a€week.€€Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àWe€note€that€Ô_ÔC.E.S.Ô_Ô€has€unresolved€problems€of€her€own€to€deal€with,€partly€stemming€fromÐ H˜ Ðher€upbringing.€€She€was€sexually€abused€by€her€motherððs€boyfriend€when€she€was€eight€or€nineÐ 4„ Ðyears€old.€€At€age€thirteen,€she€attempted€suicide.€€She€has€been€diagnosed€with€bipolar€disorder,Ð  p Ðanxiety€disorders€and€sleep€disorders.€€She€takes€lithium€for€the€bipolar€disorder,€and€Ô_ÔataraxÔ_Ô€forÐ  \ Ðanxiety.€€She€has€suffered€incidents€of€seizures€in€the€past,€and€has€never€learned€to€drive.€€She€hasÐ øH Ðonly€a€sketchy€idea€of€what€cerebral€palsy€is,€and€no€understanding€of€her€childððs€other€medicalÐ ä4 Ðconditions.€€Although€she€has€expressed€an€interest€in€learning€sign€language€so€she€canÐ Ð  Ðcommunicate€with€Ô_ÔC.J.S.Ô_Ô,€she€has€only€managed€to€learn€a€few€signs.€€€€Ð ¼  ÐÌà  àFurther,€Ô_ÔC.E.S.Ô_Ô€has€testified€that€she€does€not€believe€that€Ô_ÔC.N.S.Ô_Ô€was€sexually€abused€by€herÐ ”ä Ðfather€because€ð ðI€have€not€seen€him€try€anything€around€them,ðð€and€that€she€does€not€believe€that€Ð €Ð ÐD.S.€raped€his€twelve„year„old€half€sister.€€When€asked€whether€she€planned€to€divorce€him,€she€saidÐ l¼ Ðshe€did€not€know,€and€added€that€if€it€came€down€to€the€question€of€him€or€the€kids,€she€ð ðòòmightóó€haveÐ X ¨ Ðto€go€for€the€kids.ðð€€In€light€of€overwhelming€evidence€that€Ô_ÔC.N.S.Ô_Ô€was€indeed€a€victim€of€severeÐ D!” Ðprolonged€sexual€abuse,€and€of€Dr.€Ô_ÔVaughnÔ_Ôððs€testimony€as€to€the€importance€of€her€Ô_ÔcaregiversÔ_ÔÐ 0"€  Ðbelieving€her,€such€a€denial€might€be€sufficient€in€itself€to€preclude€the€return€of€the€children€toÐ #l! ÐÔ_ÔC.E.S.Ô_Ô€€€€Ð $X" ÐÌà  àIt€is€obvious€to€this€court€that€Ô_ÔC.E.S.Ô_Ô€has€not€even€come€close€to€acquiring€the€insight,€theÐ à%0!$ Ðskills,€or€the€knowledge€that€would€be€necessary€before€the€children€could€safely€be€returned€to€herÐ Ì&"% Ðcare.€€It€also€appears€highly€unlikely€that€she€could€learn€them€in€a€reasonable€amount€of€time.€€WeÐ ¸'#& Ðtherefore€believe€the€record€contains€clear€and€convincing€evidence€of€conditions€which€in€allÐ ¤(ô#' Ðreasonable€probability€would€cause€Ô_ÔC.J.S.Ô_Ô€and€Ô_ÔC.N.S.Ô_Ô€to€be€subjected€to€further€abuse€and€neglectÐ )à$( Ðif€they€were€returned€to€their€mother,€and€that€it€is€in€their€best€interest€that€the€motherððs€parentalÐ |*Ì%) Ðrights€be€terminated.Ð h+¸&* ÐÑOYÑâ âѰ°Ñâ âÑ  Ñà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà@llìàò òD.€€òòThe€Departmentððs€Effortsóóó óˆÐ ° ÐÌà  àÔ_ÔC.E.S.Ô_Ô€also€argues€that€DCS€made€no€reasonable€efforts€to€provide€services€designed€toÐ ˆØ Ðrehabilitate€her€and€reunite€her€family.€òò€Seeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37„1„166.€€She€mentions€in€particularÐ tÄ Ðthat€DCS€failed€to€perform€a€requested€home€study€on€her€motherððs€home,€and€that€it€did€not€try€toÐ `° Ðplace€the€children€with€a€relative,€despite€alleged€requests€from€two€relatives.€€We€note€that€theÐ L œ Ðrecord€does€not€contain€any€information€to€indicate€that€these€relatives€would€have€been€capable€ofÐ 8 ˆ Ðmeeting€the€special€needs€of€Ô_ÔC.N.S.Ô_Ô€and€Ô_ÔC.J.S.Ô_ÔÐ $ t ÐÌà  àThe€quarterly€progress€reports€prepared€by€the€Department€show€that€returning€the€childrenÐ ü L  Ðto€their€mother€was€the€goal€of€the€permanency€plan€until€the€sexual€abuse€reports€led€DCS€toÐ è 8  Ðconclude€that€such€a€goal€was€unrealistic.€€The€proof€indicates€that€the€Department€furnishedÐ Ô$  Ðcounseling€services€and€parenting€classes€for€Ô_ÔC.E.S.Ô_Ô,€and€arranged€visitation€with€the€children€priorÐ À  Ðto€the€filing€of€the€restraining€order.€€Since€Ô_ÔC.E.S.Ô_Ô€moved€into€her€motherððs€home€shortly€before€theÐ ¬ü  Ðcourt€determined€that€further€visitation€with€the€mother€was€not€in€the€best€interest€of€the€children,Ð ˜è  Ða€home€study€would€have€served€very€little€purpose.€€It€appears€to€us€that€the€efforts€made€by€theÐ „Ô  ÐDepartment€were€reasonable€under€the€circumstances.€Ð pÀ ÐÌà@‹‹)ìàò òV.ˆÐ H˜ Ðó óÌà  àThe€order€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.€€Remand€this€cause€to€the€Juvenile€Court€of€MauryÐ  p ÐCounty€for€further€proceedings€consistent€with€this€opinion.€€Tax€the€costs€on€appeal€to€the€appellant.€Ð  \ ÐÌÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à________________________________________Ð ”ä Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€PRESIDING€JUDGE,€M.S.Ð €Ð ÐÔ_ÔÔ#†¼Fu»XX¹t #ÔÔ_Ô