In Re Samantha C., (Jul. 18, 2002)

[EDITOR'S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.]

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION CT Page 8984

Samantha C. is the six year old daughter of Shellie C. and Jeffrey C. The parents are married to each other. Samantha has been in foster care for 4 ½ years. The commissioner of the Department of Children and Families (hereafter DCF or the department) petitions to terminate the parental rights of Samantha's parents (the respondents)

The respondent mother is 25 years old. Her mother died in a motor vehicle accident when she was eighteen months old. Thereafter, she was raised by her…