In Re Victoria L.

OPINION

Justice GOLDBERG, for the Court.

This case came before the Supreme Court on April 7, 2008, on appeal by the respondent, Rosalia Lopez-Navor (Lopez-Navor or respondent), from a decree entered in the Family Court terminating her parental rights to her daughter, Victoria L., who was born on June 16, 2004. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm the judgment.

Facts and Travel

This appeal is the first in a trilogy of cases arising from the horrific abuse that was inflicted upon Victoria’s brother by their father, compounded by Lopez-Na-vor’s utter failure to protect the child. The…