In re Giovanni C.

Opinion

The respondent mother appeals from the judgments of the trial court terminating her parental rights with respect to three of her minor children.1 On appeal, the respondent challenges the court’s findings, made pursuant to General Statutes § 17a-112, that (1) she failed to achieve the requisite degree of personal rehabilitation and (2) the petitioner, the commissioner of children and families, had made reasonable efforts at reunification. She further claims that the court made improper evidentiary rulings and drew an improper adverse inference. Finally, the respondent claims that the…