V.S.B. v. State, Department of Health & Social Services, Division of Family & Youth Services

OPINION

FABE, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Vivian 1 appeals the termination of parental rights over her four children. She has been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, which had previously made effective parenting difficult. The State asserts, and Superior Court Judge Mary E. Greene agreed, that despite the fact that Vivian is now stabilized on medication for her mental illness, she is still unfit to serve as an adequate parent for her four children, all of whom exhibit psychological and/or developmental difficulties that require special attention. Because all four children at issue are Indian…