In re Tianna M.-M.

Syllabus

The respondent father appealed from the judgment of the trial court terminat- ing his parental rights with respect to his minor child. The father claimed that the court improperly concluded that the Department of Children and Families made reasonable efforts to reunify him with his child. Held: The trial court's finding that the Department of Children and Families made reasonable efforts to reunify the respondent father with his minor child was supported by clear and convincing evidence, and this court could not conclude that the department's efforts, with respect to assisting the father in addressing his history of intimate partner violence, were unreasonable merely because the department did not refer him to a specialized program for that issue, as, although intimate partner violence was a significant barrier to the father's reunification with his child, it was not the only barrier. Argued April 24—officially released June 25, 2025