Adoption of Nancy

Following decrees of the Juvenile Court granting permanent custody of Nancy and Rachel to the Department of Social Services (department) and terminating the parental rights of the mother and father, the father appeals, claiming that the judge failed to establish the required nexus between the father’s alcohol dependency and his neglect of the children. The father also contends that the judge improperly concluded that termination of the father’s parental rights was in the best interests of the children. The children do not dispute the finding of the *253father’s current unfitness, but contest the…