Court Opinion

ID: 9561094
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-21 18:03:05.412489+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:13:35.576617
License: Public Domain

HATHAWAY, Judge
(specially concurring).
I concur with the result reached by the majority, but I do not agree with all their reasons nor with their analysis of the record.
The court faced a dilemma in dealing with the competing interest of attempting to retain the family unit intact and taking the time necessary to determine whether this was possible, contrasted with the desirability of a prompt adoption placement. Resolving the problem by providing a permanent and stable home was, of course, the court’s aim. Both results may be achieved with a little more time. I am not persuaded from the record that an adequate effort was put forth to retain, repair and strengthen the family unit, thus my concurrence in the result.