W.N. v. Department of Children & Family Services

W.N. appeals the final order terminating his parental rights to his child, W.N., Jr. We affirm.

W.N. contends that the order terminating his parental rights should be reversed because there was no evidence of harm to the child, no finding of substantial noncompliance under the twelve-month rule, and because the least restrictive means test was not satisfied. The Department of Children and Family Services (“DCF”) asserts that the termination order should be affirmed because it is supported by substantial competent evidence.

DCF took the child into custody when he was eighteen months old after he…