In re Child of Christine M.

The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the judgment of the district court terminating Mother’s parental rights to her child, holding that there was no abuse of discretion in the proceedings below.Specifically, the Court held (1) there was competent evidence to support the district court’s finding of parental unfitness and the finding that termination of parental rights was in the best interest of the child; (2) the district court did not abuse its discretion in its best-interest determination; and (3) the record supported the court’s finding that the Department made a good faith effort to reunify Mother and child and that Mother repeatedly failed to follow the reunification plan. View "In re Child of Christine M." on Justia Law