In re Caleb M.
Annotate this CaseMother’s two children were removed from Mother’s care because of her substance abuse and consequent neglect. More than two and a half years later, the district court terminated Mother’s parental rights to her children. Mother appealed. The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed, holding (1) contrary to Mother’s assertion, the district court’s judgment was the product of the proper exercise of its judicial function and was not defective; (2) the district court mistakenly relied on the reports of a guardian ad litem, but the error was harmless; and (3) the evidence was sufficient to support the termination of Mother’s parental rights.
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