M.L.K. (A Male Minor). Forestal Lawton v‪.‬

The natural mother, C. B., appeals the judgment terminating her parental rights in her minor son, M. L. K., born July 14,
1983. On appeal, C. B. contends that the trial court erred in determining that she abandoned M. L. K. pursuant to §
211.447, RSMo 1986. The trial court's judgment is affirmed. M. L. K. was removed from the home of his natural mother and placed in foster care on March 8, 1988, the date C. B. commenced
incarceration in the Jackson County Jail. A petition for termination of parental rights was filed on November 8, 1988, alleging
abandonment and abuse as bases for terminating C. B.'s parental rights in M. L. K. On March 31, 1989, a first amended petition
for termination of parental rights was filed alleging abandonment as the sole basis for terminating C. B.'s parental rights.