In re D.H. & S.C., Juveniles

¶ 1. Mother appeals the termination of her parental rights to D.H., born in 2004, and S.C., born in 2006. She argues that the family court improperly withheld its discretion by refusing to grant a thirty-minute continuance so that she could attend the termination hearing. We agree and reverse.

¶ 2. In December 2013, the Department for Children and Families (DCF) took D.H. and S.C. into emergency custody after mother arrived at a DCF meeting visibly impaired, having driven to the meeting with the children in the car. The purpose of the meeting was to investigate allegations that mother's…