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Termination of mother's parental rights on grounds of failure to rehabilitate, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-112(j)(3)(B)(ii), was in best interests of two children because, inter alia, mother had significant untreated mental health issues, including schizotypal personality disorder, unaddressed narcolepsy and possible ADHD, and lacked parenting skills.
On July 21, 2005, the Department of Children and Families (DCF) filed a petition alleging that the minor child was neglected. DCF filed a subsequent petition to terminate the parental rights of the mother and father as to their two children. On July 3, 2012, the mother filed a motion to resume visitation with the children. The father filed a motion to resume visitation and a motion to vacate order of temporary custody regarding the children. The court denied these motions, and terminated parental rights.
The mother is 45 years old. She reported several medical issues during her childhood, including a brain tumor discovered after she experienced a seizure. Medical professionals found the seizures may have been drug induced, to which the mother admitted to using Dexatrim and marijuana to control her weight. The mother has had several health conditions, including several miscarriages and premature births due to malnutrition. Following the birth of the mother’s fist child in 2002, the DCF received a referral from DCF that the mother’s mental health impaired her ability to safely parent her infant child. The mother displayed signs of intense paranoia and illogical thinking. The father had little to no insight into the mother’s mental health issues.
The court found in favor of DCF, and incorporated by reference an extensive report establishing the parents' substantial inability to provide for the children.The court entered its grounds for termination based on the great weight of evidence to established the parent’s failure to rehabilitate. Specifically, the court found that all evidence proved contrary to the parent's capacity to rehabilitate within a reasonable time in regard to the child's needs.
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Source: In re Joseph W., 79 A.3d 155 ; 2013 Conn. Super. LEXIS 593 (March 11, 2013)
