Jacbos v. DFS

Summary

The Supreme Court affirmed the termination of the mother's parental rights after concluding that the Family Court properly found clear and convincing evidence of a statutory ground for termination, an additional statutory condition, reasonable reunification efforts by DFS, and that termination served the child's best interests. The court also rejected the mother's claim that she had not been given an opportunity to demonstrate that she and the maternal grandmother could care for the child. The court held that the appeal presented no meritorious or arguably appealable issue.