In the Interest of K. C. W.

The mother's unresolved history of chronic unresolved drug and alcohol problems and her failure to maintain a consistent relationship with her children supported the termination of her parental rights.

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The mother of K.C.W. and B.K.W. appeals the juvenile court’s order terminating her parental rights.1 Concluding that sufficient evidence supported the juvenile court’s decision, we affirm. On appeal, we must determine whether, after reviewing the evidence in a light most favorable to the lower court’s judgments, any rational trier of fact could have found by clear and convincing evidence that the natural parent’s rights to custody have been lost. This Court neither weighs evidence nor determines the credibility of witnesses; rather, we defer to the trial court’s factfinding and affirm unless the appellate standard is not met. Citation and punctuation omitted. In the Interest of R. N. H. , 286 Ga. App. 737 650 SE2d 397 2007. So viewed, the record showed that the mother had struggled with cocaine and alcohol addiction since before her children were born. In early December 2005, the children were placed in the emergency custody of the Troup County Department of Family and Children Services “DFCS” after the mother could not be located. The mother later admitted that she had been “on the other side of town” getting high and had “lost track of time.” At the time of their removal, K.C.W. was six years old and B.K.W. was thirteen years old.

The juvenile court subsequently entered an order finding the children deprived and awarding temporary custody of them to DFCS. The court found that the mother suffered from substance abuse, had failed to supervise her children, and had failed to provide adequate housing for her children. The mother stipulated to the finding of deprivation and did not appeal from the juvenile court’s order.

In the Interest of K. C. W.

The mother's unresolved history of chronic unresolved drug and alcohol problems and her failure to maintain a consistent relationship with her children supported the termination of her parental rights.

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