In re Gabrielle D.
Annotate this CaseThe family court terminated Father's parental rights to his daughter, Gabrielle D., after Gabrielle had been placed with the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) for at least twelve months. Father appealed. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the trial justice did not clearly err in finding that DCYF had made reasonable efforts to reunify Gabrielle and Father pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws 15-7-7(a)(3); and (2) as Father's remaining allegations of error involved statutory provisions other than section 15-7-7(a)(3), and in view of the Court's holding that the trial justice did not clearly err with respect to section 15-7-7(a)(3)'s reasonable efforts requirement, the other claims of error did not need to be addressed.
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