In re Brea B.’s Empirical Analysis

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39 state decisions

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1. “It is axiomatic that a trial court's factual findings are accorded great deference. Accordingly, an appellate tribunal will not disturb a trial court's finding that termination of parental rights is in a child's best interest unless that finding is clearly erroneous.... A finding is clearly erroneous when either there is no evidence in the record to support it, or the reviewing court is left with the definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been made.... "On appeal, our function is to determine whether the trial court's conclusion was factually supported and legally correct.... In doing so, however, [g]reat weight is given to the judgment of the trial court because of [the court's] opportunity to observe the parties and the evidence.... We do not examine the record to determine whether the trier of fact could have reached a conclusion other than the one reached.... [Rather] every reasonable presumption is made in favor of the trial court's ruling.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 115 Conn. App. 111 - In Re SD

2. “the relationship that ordinarily develops as a result of a parent having met on a day-to-day basis the physical, emotional, moral and educational needs of the child and to allow further time for the establishment or reestablishment of such parent-child relationship would be detrimental to the best interest of the child....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 115 Conn. App. 111 - In Re SD

3. “); In re Brea B., 75 Conn.App. 466 , 816 A. 2d 707 , 711 n. 2 (2003) (noting a therapist who was an expert in the areas of childhood, adolescent and developmental psychology”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 400 N.J. Super. 77 - Nj Div. of Youth and Family Services v. Iya