In re Alijah K.
Annotate this CaseIn 2015, the Department of Health and Human Services filed a petition to terminate Father’s parental rights to his child. After a hearing, the district court terminated Father’s parental rights on the grounds of unfitness and found that termination was in the best interest of the child. Father appealed, arguing that the court erroneously terminated his parental rights based only on the fact of his incarceration. The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the judgment, holding that the evidence supported the court’s findings that Father could not protect his child from jeopardy or take responsibility for the child in a time reasonably calculated to meet the child’s needs.
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