Supreme Court of Connecticut
In re Shane M.
September 15, 2015
Summary
The dissent argues that the termination of the father's parental rights was unsupported by clear and convincing evidence because the trial court relied heavily on an expert evaluation based on outdated records, generalized personality-test propensities, and incomplete information about the father's recent treatment progress. It maintains that the father's counselors and service providers offered substantial contrary evidence showing improvement in substance abuse treatment, anger management, mental health, and parenting. The dissent would reverse and remand with directions to reverse the termination judgment.