In re Adoption Zarek

The father appeals from a decree issued by a judge of the Juvenile Court terminating his parental rights to his son, Zarek, and approving the plan for adoption. On appeal, the father asserts that the judge's findings of unfitness were not supported by clear and convincing evidence. We affirm.

Discussion. A trial judge's findings of fact are entitled to considerable deference. We "reverse only where the findings of fact are clearly erroneous or where there is a clear error of law or abuse of discretion." Adoption of Ilona, 459 Mass. 53, 59 (2011). Subsidiary findings of fact must be proved by a…