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ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE:

BRENT R. DECHERT REBECCA R. VENT
Howard County Public Defender   Russell McIntyre Hilligoss & Welke
Kokomo, Indiana      Kokomo, Indiana  
    




IN THE
COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA


DEBORAH F. GIBBS, )
Appellant-Respondent, )
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vs. ) No.  34A02-0701-JV-15  
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HOWARD COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF )  
CHILD SERVICES, )
Appellee-Petitioner. )


APPEAL FROM THE HOWARD CIRCUIT COURT
The Honorable Lynn Murray, Judge
Cause No.  34C01-0502-JT-5 and 6  


July 11, 2007


MEMORANDUM DECISION - NOT FOR PUBLICATION


FRIEDLANDER, Judge
Pursuant to Ind.Appellate Rule 65(D), this Memorandum Decision shall not be regarded as precedent or cited before any court except for the purpose of establishing the defense of res judicata, collateral estoppel, or the law of the case.





Deborah F. Gibbs appeals the involuntary termination of her parental rights as to her two youngest children, J.G. and B.G.   She presents the following restated issue for review:  Was sufficient evidence presented to support the termination of her parental rights?
We affirm.
Gibbs is the biological mother of five children:  S.G., born October 23, 1990; W.W., born January 8, 1993; N.W., born January 21, 1994; J.G., born October 29, 1997; and, B.G., born February 8, 2000.  The fathers of S.G. and J.G. have never been involved in their child

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