CK v. Department of Children and Families

C.K., the mother of S.K., appeals the final judgment terminating her parental rights to S.K., who was originally sheltered at age fourteen months following allegations of substance abuse and domestic violence.

S.K. was adjudicated dependent in October of 2009 and a case plan was entered with a goal of reunification. Although the mother failed to complete her case plan, the father, while residing with his grandparents, was reunited with the child in August 2010 following his substantial compliance with the case plan, which included substance abuse counseling. One month later, however, the child…