In re Javonte B.

Syllabus

The respondent father appealed to this court from the judgments of the trial court terminating his parental rights to his minor children, J and A, who had previously been adjudicated neglected and committed to the care of the petitioner, the Commissioner of Children and Families. The trial court determined, pursuant to statute (§ 17a-112 (j)), that the petitioner established by clear and convincing evidence that statutory grounds for termination of parental rights existed. The father claimed that the trial court erred in the dispositional phase of the proceedings by improperly determining that termination of his parental rights was in the best interests of the minor children because he had an existing relationship with the minor children and because he was bonded to them. Held that the trial court's determination that termination of the father's parental rights was in the best interests of the minor children was not clearly erroneous: the unchallenged factual findings regarding the father's parental deficiencies, the likelihood that those deficiencies would continue in the future, and the need for the children to have stability in their lives supported the trial court's determination, and, although the father directed this court's attention to other findings that were favorable to his position, specifically, that he had regular contact with A for a period of six months, and that he has affection for his children, did not provide this court with a basis to reverse the trial court's determination; moreover, there was an abundance of evidence presented to support the trial court's determination, including, inter alia, the fact that the father had no ongoing parent-child relationship with the minor children, his refusal to support their therapeutic needs that In accordance with the spirit and intent of General Statutes § 46b-142 (b) and Practice Book § 79a-12, the names of the parties involved in this appeal are not disclosed. The records and papers of this case shall b