In re Livia B.L.

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In 2004, Livia was born to Marissa Levesque and Anthony Bucci. In 2013, Levesque and Derek Gray filed a petition for termination of Bucci’s parental rights and for the adoption of Livia by Gray. After a trial, the trial justice (1) terminated Bucci’s parental rights, deeming Bucci unfit based on abandonment grounds; and (2) granted Gray’s petition for adoption, finding it in Livia’s best interests. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the trial justice’s determination that Bucci abandoned Livia rested on sufficient factual findings and credibility determinations, which were supported by legally competent evidence. View "In re Livia B.L." on Justia Law