Legal Opinion · Dissent

In re T.M. and A.M., Juveniles

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided February 12, 2016No. 2015-321Published

1Dissent

*369Reiber, C.J.,

¶ 24. dissenting. The trial court acted within its discretion in concluding that there had been a change of circumstances, and we should affirm its judgment. As the trial court found, the children were taken into state custody based on parents’ substance use and their resulting inability to parent. Throughout the eighteen months leading up to the termination hearing, father continued to use substances. Father does not dispute this finding. The court reasonably concluded that father’s ongoing substance use, coupled with his inability to acknowledge and address this issue,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. In re A.F.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1993
  2. In re S.B.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2002
  3. In re D.M. & T.P.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2004
  4. Cloutier v. BlowersSupreme Court of Vermont · 2001
  5. In re A.G.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2004

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