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Appeals court hears arguments over post‑adoption virtual contact in DCF case
Summary
Department of Children and Families v. Mother and Others — Appeals argument considered whether a trial court erred by declining to order post‑adoption virtual contact between an incarcerated father and three children placed in a kinship home in Puerto Rico.
Department of Children and Families v. Mother and Others — The appeals panel considered whether the trial court abused its discretion by declining to order post‑termination and post‑adoption contact between an incarcerated father and three children placed in a kinship (pre‑adoptive) placement in Puerto Rico.
Counsel for the father argued the children have a positive, bonded relationship with their father and had repeatedly asked the trial court to preserve at least an option for periodic virtual contact (for example, during birthdays or holidays). The…
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