Opinion
No. 2013AP2735.
2014-04-1
In re the termination of parental rights to ALIYANA G.-B., a person under the age of 18: Barron County Department of Health and Human Services, Petitioner–Respondent, v. Christopher B., Respondent, Maria A., Respondent–Appellant.
The Department also argued that Maria only had the opportunity to feed Aliyana lunch on the days she visited with her from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Department then highlighted the reasons Aliyana was removed from the home, Maria's inability to apply parenting techniques, the incidents where Maria left Aliyana unattended in the bathtub and allowed her to lie down in the middle of the parking lot, and Maria's mental health as it impacted her ability to care for Aliyana. Maria's attorney went on to address the Department's efforts to help Maria reunite with Aliyana. He criticized the Department's handling of Maria's mental health issues, arguing Maria should have been seeing a psychiatrist, not a nurse practitioner. Further, he argued the Department had not been conscientious in assisting Maria with taking her medications.