Supreme Court of Connecticut

In re Shane M.

September 15, 2015

Summary

The court affirmed the termination of the father's parental rights for failure to achieve sufficient rehabilitation. It held that the trial court properly considered his rejection of parenting assistance, lack of genuine engagement with services, refusal of recommended psychiatric assessment, continued substance-abuse concerns, and related conduct because those matters fell within the court-ordered specific steps or their requirements. The court also held that the evidence was sufficient and that an adverse inference from refusal to submit to drug testing was reasonable. No separate opinions were filed.