Adoption of Simone

The mother appeals from a District Court order dispensing with the need for her consent to the adoption of her daughter, and dismissing her appeal of its earlier review and redetermination of a care and protection decision. The mother raises four issues: (1) that she was denied due process of law because the notice of petition by the Department of Social Services (department) to dispense with her consent to adoption was insufficient to apprise her of the need to enter an appearance to oppose the petition; (2) that the District Court did not have subject matter jurisdiction to entertain the…