In re J.B.

Syllabus

The respondent father appealed from a decree of the Family Court, issued on January 14, 2022, terminating his parental rights to his son. The respondent argued on appeal that the trial justice erred in finding that he is not a fit parent who can care for his child immediately and that the termination of his parental rights is not in his child's best interests. <br><br>The Supreme Court held that the trial justice did not overlook or misconceive material evidence and was not otherwise clearly wrong in terminating the respondent's parental rights. The Court further held that the record supported that the termination of the respondent's parental rights would be in the child's best interests. Accordingly, the Court affirmed the decree of the Family Court. <br>