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Supreme Court No. 2000-447-Appeal. (98-632-02) In re Jared S. :

Present: Williams, C.J., Lederberg, Bourcier, Flanders, and Goldberg, JJ.

OPINION PER CURIAM. The respondent parents appealed a judgment of the Family Court,

terminating their parental rights to their son, Jared S., in this case that came before the Supreme Court for oral argument on December 5, 2001, following our order directing the parties to show cause why the issues raised in this appeal should not be summarily decided. Having reviewed the record and the parties' briefs, and having considered the oral arguments, we are of the opinion that cause has not been shown. Therefore, we affirm the judgment of the Family Court. In April 1998, the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) petitioned for termination of the parental rights of respondents, Carla Smith and Chester Jackson, III, to their first child, C.J. The Family Court determined that C.J. had undergone horrific abuse and terminated the respondents' parental rights, based on cruel and abusive conduct, under G.L. 1956

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