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Appeals court hears challenge to termination and post‑adoption visitation conditions in DCF case
Summary
On appeal of a termination of parental rights, defense counsel argued the mother’s documented progress and recent treatment mitigated future‑harm predictions; child counsel and DCF debated a post‑adoption visitation clause that could void visits after two missed consecutive contacts. Panel reserved decision.
The Appeals Court considered a multi‑part family‑law appeal involving the Department of Children and Families and the mother of the subject child.
Eric Bail, counsel for the mother, told the panel that the case centered on the mother's mental‑health diagnosis (bipolar disorder) and the trial court’s prediction that she would decompensate in the future. Bail emphasized that the record showed substantial improvement by the time of trial, engagement with treatment providers, dismissed earlier care…
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