In re Adoption Bill

The mother appeals from a Juvenile Court decree terminating her parental rights to her son, Bill. She challenges the Juvenile Court's jurisdiction to enter a permanent order concerning the child's welfare because the child had not resided within the Commonwealth for at least six months prior to commencement of the proceedings. The mother also takes exception with the judge's failure to order posttermination visitation but, with the exception of the jurisdictional challenge previously noted, she does not challenge the judge's finding of unfitness or the termination of her parental rights. We…