A.B.E. v. Department of Children & Families

A mother and father appeal the trial court’s order terminating their parental rights to their child. The mother argues that the Department of Children and Families failed to prove any ground for termination and further failed to establish that the provision of additional services to the mother would be futile. The father complains that the court erred in finding that the termination of his rights was the least restrictive means to protect the child when a relative was available to care for her. We affirm the termination of rights of both parents, finding that the record supports termination…