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Appeals court hears DCF case on trial counsel withdrawal and parent's self‑representation
Summary
An appeal from a DCF care‑and‑protection trial raised whether the trial judge erred in handling a motion to withdraw counsel and in allowing mother to proceed pro se; the court also heard objections to findings about the father's insight and fitness to co‑parent.
Good morning. The panel considered a multi‑issue appeal from a Department of Children and Families care‑and‑protection proceeding that included disputes over counsel withdrawal, a parent's decision to represent herself, and the trial judge’s findings about parental fitness and the child's need for timely permanency.
Appellate counsel for the mother, Jennifer DeFeo, argued the…
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