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Appeals court hears challenge to termination of parental rights in DCF case
Summary
The Appeals Court considered whether the trial court properly found that a mother with a history of trauma is "unfit indefinitely" and whether termination of parental rights is in the best interest of her child with severe special needs.
The panel heard a lengthy and fact-intensive appeal involving the Department of Children and Families’ petition to terminate parental rights. Mark DeJoy, representing the mother, emphasized her history of trauma, her youth at the time of trial and recent engagement with services, arguing the trial judge’s finding of "indefinite" unfitness lacked concrete explanations tied to current functioning.
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