In Re Rgb

229 P.3d 1066 (2010)

In the Interest of RGB, A Minor.

No. 28582.

Supreme Court of Hawai`i.

April 1, 2010.

James Ireijo, for petitioner/mother-appellant.

Howard H. Shiroma, Deputy Attorney General, for respondent/petitioner-appellee.

MOON, C.J., NAKAYAMA, and RECKTENWALD, JJ.; and ACOBA, J., Dissenting, With Whom DUFFY, J., joins.

Opinion of the Court by RECKTENWALD, J.

In this appeal, we consider whether the family court abused its discretion in denying Mother's motion for relief from an order terminating Mother's parental rights. The motion alleged that Mother received ineffective assistance of…