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Appeals court hears challenge to termination of parental rights after contested suspension of visitation
Summary
A mother appealed the termination of her parental rights, arguing that a prior suspension and later termination of visitation prejudiced her ability to address the children’s needs at trial and that the judge relied on off‑the‑record comments in reaching a final decision.
The Appeals Court heard argument in a child‑welfare appeal where a mother seeks reversal of a judge’s termination of parental rights, contending the court improperly relied on findings after a prior suspension‑of‑visitation hearing and that the absence of ongoing visitation prejudiced the mother’s case at the ultimate merits trial.
Counsel for the mother told the panel that the trial judge made off‑the‑record, contemporaneous comments after the visitation hearing—calling the quality of evidence “horrible” and characterizing the visiting therapist’s testimony as…
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