In Re Lori D.

OPINION

BEVILACQUA, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by the petitioner, the Department for Children and Their Families (DCF), from a decree of the Family Court denying and dismissing its petition seeking a termination of the parental rights of the respondent, Lori’s mother, pursuant to G.L. 1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 15-7-7(b)(l) and (c), as amended by P.L. 1984, ch. 204, § 3. After hearing, the Family Court granted respondent’s motion to dismiss, stating that DCF failed to make suitable efforts to effectuate a reunification of parent and child. The DCF has appealed from the decision of the…