In the Interest of S.N.

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• holding mental illness in and of itself is not a ground for termination of parental rights but failure to carry out parental duties as a result of mental illness permits termination
• noting that a parent’s past performance may suggest the quality of future care the parents can provide and thereby show what the future holds for the 4 child if returned to the parent
• “[A] parent’s mental health does not constitute a defense against termination of parental rights where the condition prevents the parent from carrying out his or her duty of caring for the child.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).