In re Adoption Khaleesa

The father appeals from a decree issued by a judge of the Juvenile Court terminating his parental rights to his daughter, Khaleesa, and approving a plan for adoption. On appeal, the father asserts that the judge's subsidiary findings do not support the ultimate finding of unfitness. We affirm.

The trial judge's findings of fact are entitled to considerable deference. We "reverse only where the findings of fact are clearly erroneous or where there is a clear error of law or abuse of discretion." Adoption of Ilona, 459 Mass. 53, 59 (2011). Subsidiary findings of fact must be proved by a fair…