Adoption of Salvatore

After numerous hearings, a judge of the Juvenile Court determined that each of Salvatore’s parents was unfit to care for Salvatore, that he was in need of care and protection, and that his best interests would be served by issuing decrees dispensing with the need for parental consent to adoption. Each parent appeals. Except for three findings,2 the mother does not challenge the subsidiary findings, but rather claims that the findings, taken as a whole, do not amount to clear and convincing evidence of her current unfitness. The father’s primary focus is that the Department of Social Services…