                                   II. Issue

        The sole issue raised by Mother on appeal is whether the trial court was correct in finding,
by clear and convincing evidence, that termination of her parental rights was in the best interest of
Imari G., Bre’Ana D., Tyshaila C., and Tyonna C. Mother did not appeal the trial court’s finding
that termination of her parental rights to Tyrone Jr. was in that child’s best interest.

                                             III. Standard of Review

        A biological parent’s right to the care and custody of his or her child is among the oldest of
the judicially recognized liberty interests protected by the due process clauses of the federal and state
constitutions. Troxel v. Granville, 530 U.S. 57, 65 (2000); Hawk v. Hawk, 855 S.W.2d 573, 578-79
(Tenn. 1993); Ray v. Ray, 83 S.W.3d 726, 731 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). Although this right is
fundamental and superior to claims of other persons and the government, it is not absolute. State
v. C.H.K., 154 S.W.3d 586, 589 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004). This right continues without interruption
only as long as a parent has not relinquished it, abandoned it, or engaged in conduct requiring its
limitation or termination. Blair v. Badenhope, 77 S.W.3d 137, 141 (Tenn. 2002). Although “parents
have a fundamental right to the care, custody, and control of their children,” this right is not absolute
and parental rights may be terminated if there is clear and convincing evidence justifying such
termination under the applicable statute. In re Drinnon, 776 S.W.2d 96, 97 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1988)
(citing Stanley v. Illinois, 405 U.S. 645 (1972)).

        Termination proceedings are governed by statute in Tennessee. Parties who have standing
to seek the termination of a biological parent’s parental rights must first prove at least one of the
statutory grounds for termination. Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-1-113(c)(1). Secondly, they must prove
that termination of the parent’s rights is in the child’s best interest. Tenn. Code Ann. �