Fitzgerald v. Fitzgerald

HOLMES, Judge.

This is a termination of parental rights case.

Following an ore tenus hearing, the trial court ordered the permanent termination of all parental rights of the mother and father of Bonnie Jane Fitzgerald, approximately one year old. Permanent legal custody of the child was vested with the paternal grandparents.

Only the mother appeals, and we affirm.

The dispositive issue on appeal is whether there exists clear and convincing evidence which supports the trial court’s decision to terminate the mother’s parental rights.

It is well settled that the parents have a prima facie right to…