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In re D. B.6/13/2005
there would be drinking and domestic problems in the home. Clearly this precludes the safe return of D.B. to their care.
Mother asserts that she completed the permanency plan. Clearly Mother made significant efforts and in fact completed portions of the plan's requirements. However, the trial court noted that Mother failed to complete significant portions of the permanency plan, most notably those addressing the domestic abuse issue. The evidence clearly supports the finding that domestic abuse still continues three years after D.B. was taken into state custody. As such, we find no error on this issue.
Mother asserts the DCS did not make reasonable efforts to return the child to the home, as required by Tennessee Code Annotated § 37-1- 166. Specifically, Mother argues that DCS did not make a reasonable effort to relocate her. The record shows that DCS relocated Mother to her own home and paid rent for one month and the utility deposits. After this, Mother returned to Grandmother's house to live with Father. DCS then suggested that Mother move to Missouri and live with her mother. Mother claimed that there was not enough room for her in Missouri. However, the trial court judge did not believe Mother's assertion, finding that she "lies whenever the opportunity should present itself." The trial court's credibility determination and its factual finding are well supported by the evidence. Under all of these circumstances, we must conclude that the trial court did not err in finding by clear and convincing evidence that grounds for terminating Mother's parental rights existed and that such termination was in D.B.'s best interest.
The decision of the trial court is affirmed. Costs of this appeal are taxed to Appellant, Ramona Bokan, for which execution may issue, if necessary.
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