B.E. v. R.E.

MEMORANDUM DECISION

BENCH, Judge:

T1 RE. (Father) appeals the termination of his parental rights in T.RE. (Child), claiming that the juvenile court abused its discretion by finding (1) that Father had not rebutted the prima facie evidence of abandonment and (2) that termination was in Child's best interests. When reviewing the decision to terminate parental rights, "we give the juvenile court a wide latitude of discretion as to the judgments arrived at based upon not only the court's opportunity to judge credibility firsthand, but also based on the juvenile court judges' special training,…