In Re Kathaleen

OPINION

SHEA, Justice.

This matter is before the Supreme Court on appeal from a decision of the Family Court terminating the parental rights of the respondent to her daughter, Kathaleen. The Family Court based its decision on findings made in conformity with General Laws of Rhode Island 1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 15-7-7(c). We affirm.

The evidence in the case established that on January 30, 1977, the respondent, whom we shall refer to as Marie, then aged sixteen, gave birth to Kathaleen. At the time, Marie lived with her mother with whom she had a volatile and hostile relationship attributable,…