Brown v. Spotsylvania Department of Social Services

ANNUNZIATA, Judge.

Allen Brown (Brown) appeals from an order of the Circuit Court of Spotsylvania County terminating his parental rights with respect to his son, D.B. He contends the circuit court erred in terminating his parental rights because: (1) the Spotsylvania Department of Social Services (DSS) did not make reasonable efforts to reunite D.B. with Brown, and (2) DSS did not adequately consider placement of D.B. with Brown’s mother, Rosemary Brown. For the following reasons, we affirm. 1

I. Background

On March 21, 2001, DSS visited the home of Allen Brown in response to information that a…