Patricia Roden Bowman v. State Department

INGRAM, Judge The District Court of Morgan County, following an ore tenus hearing, ordered the permanent termination of all
parental rights of the mother, Patricia Roden Bowman, in her five-year-old daughter, Bettina Renee Roden. The parental rights
of Bettina's legal and putative fathers were also terminated. Permanent legal custody was vested in the State Department of
Human Resources (Department). Only the mother appeals. The mother raises several issues on appeal, most of which question, in essence, the existence of clear and convincing evidence
to support the trial court's decision to terminate her parental rights.