In re Jason B.

Opinion

FOTI, J.

The respondent mother appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered in favor of the petitioner, the commissioner of children and families, terminating her parental rights as to her minor child, Jason B. On appeal, the respondent1 claims that the trial court improperly (1) drew an adverse inference against her, without first providing notice, on the basis of her failure to testify and (2) made certain factual findings. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The following undisputed facts and procedural history are relevant to our review of the present case. In 1994,…