Legal Opinion
In Re Kristina L.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided February 5, 1987No. 85-396-AppealPublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SHEA, Justice.
This matter is before the court on appeal from a decision of the Family Court granting a petition to terminate parental rights filed by the Department of Children and Their Families (DCF). The petitioners have three minor children, and their parental rights were terminated only in regard to their middle child, Kristina. We reverse.
Kristina was born on October 25, 1979. Soon after her birth, she had trouble retaining her food and began to lose weight. Her mother, hereinafter referred to as Kate, 1 brought her to the Cranston Street Health Center, where the baby’s formula…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Quilloin v. WalcottSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by47 opinions
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