Title: In re K.M.

State: vermont

Issuer: Vermont Supreme Court

Document:

NOTICE:  This opinion is subject to motions for reargument under V.R.A.P. 40
 as well as formal revision before publication in the Vermont Reports.
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                                 No. 90-277


 In re K.M., Juvenile                         Supreme Court

                                              On Appeal from
                                              District Court of Vermont,
                                              Unit No. 2, Franklin Circuit

                                              December Term, 1991


 George T. Costes, J.

 Jeffrey Amestoy, Attorney General, Montpelier, and Alexandra N. Thayer,
   Assistant Attorney General, Waterbury, Howard VanBenthuysen, Franklin
   County State's Attorney, and Howard Stalnaker, Deputy State's Attorney,
   St. Albans, for plaintiffs-appellees

 Steven Dunham, St. Albans, for defendant-appellee juvenile

 Michael Rose, St. Ablans, for defendant-appellant mother


 PRESENT:  Allen, C.J., Gibson, Dooley and Johnson, JJ.



      JOHNSON, J.   This is an appeal from a district court judgment
 terminating appellant mother's parental rights.  Appellant urges that the
 Vermont Division of Social and Rehabilitation Services (SRS) inadequately
 attempted to reunify the family and that the trial court's finding that SRS
 complied with 33 V.S.A. { 5540 was clearly erroneous.  We reject these
 contentions and affirm.
      This is the second case involving these parties to come before this
 Court.  Appellant previously challenged a trial court order transferring
 custody and legal guardianship of K.M., the child involved in the instant
 case, to SRS.  In re K.M., 149 Vt. 109,