Goal change at Foster Care Review

Reversed - DCF did not have a reasonable basis for its decision to change child's goal from reunification to adoption. DCF's concerns about Appellant's ability to soothe the child and Appellant's desire to maintain a relationship with the child's mother were deemed insufficient to warrant a goal…

Affirmed - DCF had a reasonable cause to support a goal change from “permanency through reunification” to “permanency through adoption” where the Appellant had a history of substance use and was using various substances, when there were reported instances of domestic violence in the Appellant’s…

Affirmed - DCF did not find reason to overturn a prior Fair Hearing decision where the original Hearing Officer complied with DCF policies. New information is not accepted in appeal hearings unless the appeal is in regards to adding a person’s name to the Registry of Alleged Perpetrators or…