In re Adoption of Jeanette

The mother and the putative father3 appeal from decrees issued by a judge of the Juvenile Court finding them unfit4 to assume responsibility for the child, Jeanette, and terminating their parental rights. See G. L. c. 119, § 26 ; G. L. c. 210, § 3. The putative father argues that there was insufficient evidence to terminate his parental rights and that such termination is not in Jeanette's best interests. The mother argues that a number of the judge's factual findings are clearly erroneous, that they do not support the judge's conclusion that she is unfit, and that termination of her parental…