Legal Opinion
In re Romance M.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 19, 1994No. 14804; 14878PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The principal issue underlying these two appeals is the propriety of terminating the parental rights of a mother who has been unsuccessful in coping with problems arising out of her personality disorder and her substance abuse. The appeals arise out of successive petitions brought by the petitioner, the commissioner of the department of children and youth services (commissioner), to terminate the parental rights of the respondent, Gail M. (mother), with respect to her young son, Romance M.1
Romance was born on November 11, 1988, and was placed in foster care the following month. On January 5,…
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