Criminal record/activity - caretaker

Affirmed - DCF had reasonable cause to revoke a license to provide kinship foster care where Appellant Foster Parent: (1) repeatedly lied to DCF about the presence in the home of a person with a prior criminal history; (2) failed to exercise due care in supervising the children; (3) disregarded a…

Affirmed - A supported 51B decision for neglect by the mother can be affirmed when the mother leaves children with the father while having knowledge of the father’s substance abuse, mental health issues, and history of domestic violence with children present.

Affirmed - DCF had reasonable cause to believe neglect by the Appellant Mother when the Appellant Mother left children with the father while having knowledge of the father’s substance use, mental health issues, and history of domestic violence with children present.

Reversed - DCF did not have reasonable cause to support a finding of neglect where the Appellant was never the primary caretaker of the child at the time he was drinking. While the child’s medical issues, the family’s history of violence, and the Appellant’s past substance use issues were concerns,…