Parental rights terminated for mother and father whose conduct exposed children to severe abuse. Mother's completion of service plan tasks insufficient when she refused to acknowledge her role in abuse and remained committed to abuser.
Mother's parental rights terminated based on substance abuse, domestic violence, noncompliance with service plan, and failure to attend trial.
Father appeals termination of parental rights based on alternative plan for child's paternal cousin. Court affirmed, finding judge properly weighed stable preadoptive placement against uncertain kinship plan.
Termination of parental rights affirmed where mother's substance abuse and father's domestic violence endangered child; adoption plan chosen over guardianship for stability.
Court affirmed termination of parental rights despite ICWA notice questions and inadequate services, finding father unfit based on violent history and child's complex needs.
Federal regulations permit the Department to petition for termination of parental rights of unaccompanied refugee minors to enable adoption, even when parents live in the United States.
Parents retain standing to participate in remand hearing on posttermination visitation following termination of parental rights when visitation was part of original proceeding.
Juvenile Court properly exercised jurisdiction over adoption case where mother secreted newborn out of state; termination of parental rights affirmed based on unfitness.
Biological parents who participate in termination proceedings retain standing to appeal visitation orders even after parental rights terminate, if all issues are adjudicated together.
Father's parental rights terminated based on refusal to cooperate with child services, lack of understanding of children's medical needs, and failure to show progress, not on unproven sexual abuse allegations.
