Supreme Court of Rhode Island

In re R.M.

June 2, 2023

Summary

The Supreme Court of Rhode Island affirmed the Family Court decree terminating the respondent’s parental rights, finding that the father was unfit, that the Department of Children, Youth and Families made reasonable reunification efforts, and that termination served the child’s best interests. The Court held that the trial justice’s findings were supported by clear and convincing evidence and therefore deserved great deference.