In re the Department of Social Services

Clear and convincing evidence as required by Santosky v. Kramer, 455 U.S. 745, 769-770 (1982), amply supported the Probate Court judge’s findings and his conclusions that the natural mother was unfit to assume' responsibility for her son, that the child’s best interests would be served by terminating the mother’s parental rights, and that a plan of adoption proposed by the Department of Social Services be implemented. See G. L. c. 210, § 3. See Petition of the Dept. of Pub. Welfare to Dispense with Consent to Adoption, 383 Mass. 573, 588-590 (1981); Custody of a Minor (No. 3), 14 Mass. App.…