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Appeals court hears challenge to DCF termination: did agency make reasonable efforts with incarcerated father?
Summary
A father appealed a juvenile court order terminating his parental rights, arguing the Department of Children and Families failed to make required reasonable efforts to support visitation and reunification while he was incarcerated.
The Appeals Court heard an appeal in Department of Children and Families v. Father (Docket 24-P-1260) over the juvenile court’s termination of a father's parental rights. The father argued DCF failed to make statutorily required "reasonable efforts" to facilitate contact and reunification while he was incarcerated, and that the omission undermined the juvenile court’s decision.
Appellate counsel told the panel that the father was treated as a putative parent, received an action plan while incarcerated, and wanted visits…
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