In Re Lee

I agree fully with both the reasoning and the result set forth in the majority opinion. In light of the order of the trial justice that the department formulate a plan for the eventual reunion of the mother and her child, I should like to add the following comments.

The undisputed facts in this case establish that Mrs. Thomas has been diagnosed as suffering from paranoid schizophrenia. This is a psychosis of a most serious nature. Among the effects of this grave mental disorder are delusions and a disjointed thought process. This illness was described by a qualified psychiatrist as chronic.…