R.H. v. Department of Children & Families

The appellants, Mr. and Mrs. H, biological relatives of the child, M.S., appeal a final order finding the Department of Children and Families’ (“DCF”) selection of Mr. and Mrs. X as an adoptive placement for M.S. an appropriate placement. They contend that the court erred in limiting its review to the appropriateness of DCF’s selection of the X’s as adoptive parents instead of determining which of the two competing petitions for adoption was in the best interests of M.S. We hold that the trial court did not err in determining that DCF’s selection of the X’s as the adoptive placement was…