In Re Lily C.

Syllabus

The Tennessee Department of Children's Services (\DCS\) filed a petition to terminate the parental rights of Elizabeth R.1 (\Mother\) and David C. (\Father\) to their child Lily C. (\Child\). DCS alleged that Father was guilty of severe child abuse by, among other things, raping her. As grounds against Mother, DCS alleged (1) abandonment by failure to provide a suitable home for the Child in the first four months following removal (2) persistence of the conditions that led to the Child's removal and (3) failure to manifest an ability and willingness to assume custody of the Child. The trial court found that DCS established the alleged grounds for termination by clear and convincing evidence, and that termination of parental rights was in Child's best interest. We affirm.