U.S. Bank, N.A. v. Faracco

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• whether to grant continuance of trial is matter within sound discretion of trial judge and will not be reversed absent showing of abuse
• consideration of parent's criminal history is \germane\ to extent it sheds light on parental fitness
• father's record of criminal convictions involving violent or irresponsible behavior relevant to finding of unfitness
• plaintiff “was entitled not to avail himself of that opportunity, but was not. . . entitled to have the judge accommodate both his desire to testify and his desire to remain silent”
• parent's criminal record is relevant to extent it bears on parental fitness
• parent's criminal record is relevant to extent it bears on parental fitness

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).