Commonwealth, Cabinet for Health & Family Services v. T.N.H.

Opinion of the Court by

Justice SCHRODER.

We granted discretionary review in this case wherein the Court of Appeals reversed the decision of the Jefferson Family Court terminating the parental rights of the mother, who was a minor and committed to the Cabinet, because the Cabinet did not present specific evidence of the likelihood that the mother not would develop the necessary skills to successfully parent the child when she reaches majority age. We adjudge that proof that the minor parent will be unable to effectively parent the child when the parent reaches the age of majority is not…