In re Izabella G.

OPINION

Justice GOLDBERG,

for the Court.

This case came before the Supreme Court on May 4, 2016, pursuant to an order directing the parties to appear and show cause why the issues raised in this appeal should not be summarily decided. The respondent, Tony Gonzalez, appeals from a decree entered in the Family Court terminating his parental rights with respect to his daughter, Izabella G., who was born on August 2, 2007. 1 On appeal, the respondent initially argued that the hearing justice erred, first, in terminating his parental rights based on his incarceration; second, in concluding that the…