In Re Crystal A.

OPINION

BEVILACQUA, Chief Justice:

This is an appeal by Samara, the mother of three minor children: Crystal, Joshua, and Jacqueline. Samara appeals from a Family Court decree which terminated her parental rights and placed permanent guardianship of the children in the hands of the Department of Children and their Families (DCF) pursuant to G.L.1956 (1981 Reenactment) § 15-7-7.

The record reveals the following facts. In February 1976, Samara gave birth to her first child Crystal. Frances Chatterton, a visiting nurse who was providing followup home care for Samara, became alarmed at the manner in…