Although he had attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, he'd gotten no demerits for weeks. Then, right after he was told of the termination, he got six in one day. Termination is society's solution for a failed reunification of child and parents. When abused or neglected children are sent to foster care, the first goal is to rehabilitate the parents and send the children home. If they don't accomplish those tasks within a reasonable amount of time, the goal changes.
Adoption becomes the plan for the child.
Before parents may be discarded, however, their legal bonds to their children must be destroyed. It is a satisfying act for a society supporting the 500,000 emotionally and physically injured children of abusive and neglectful parents. Still, termination is as violent as it sounds. It is called the capital punishment of family court for good reason. Just talk of it reduced DiPerna to tears and Chris to defiance.