Termination under § 19b(3)(c)(i); Best interests; Parent-child bond

Finding no errors warranting reversal, the court affirmed the trial court’s order terminating respondent-mother’s parental rights to her child, MS. As to § (c)(i), the totality of the evidence supported the trial court’s finding that respondent “did not accomplish any meaningful change in the conditions that led to the court taking jurisdiction over MS.” Thus, the trial court did not clearly err when it held that there was no reasonable likelihood she “would rectify the conditions that led to adjudication within a reasonable time, given” MS’s age. Also, the trial “court correctly found that MS needed permanency and stability, which” respondent could not offer. The record reflected that “MS was supported and encouraged in his placement, had bonded with his foster parents, and was thriving in their care. For these reasons, the trial court did not clearly err by finding that termination of” the mother’s parental rights was in MS’s best interests.