RA v. Department of Children and Families

The father, R.A., appeals the trial court’s order terminating his parental rights to his child, J.A. Because the father was making a determined effort to rehabilitate himself and there was no evidence that termination of parental rights was the least restrictive means of protecting the child, we reverse the termination order and remand for reinstatement of the father’s case plan.

J.A. was born on October 9, 2006, while her mother, J.B., was incarcerated, and placed in shelter care three days later. The Department of Children and Families (“DCF”) sheltered J.A. due to her mother’s incarceration…