AC48262 - In re Emilia M. ("The respondent mother, Cydney M.,
appeals following the judgments of the trial court, rendered in favor of the petitioner, the Commissioner of
Children and Families, terminating her parental rights
with respect to her minor children, Emilia M. (Emilia)
and Ariella M. (Ariella). On appeal, the respondent
raises claims for the first time concerning the minor
children’s right to conflict free counsel. Specifically,
she claims that (1) the attorney who represented the
minor children at trial had a conflict of interest and that
the court’s failure to inquire into that conflict denied
the minor children their federal and state due process
rights to conflict free counsel, and (2) the court improperly failed to protect the children’s statutory right to
conflict free counsel. The respondent has not raised
any claim on appeal challenging the judgments terminating her parental rights with respect to the minor
children. Because we conclude that this court lacks
subject matter jurisdiction over the respondent’s
appeal, we dismiss the appeal.")
AC48482 - In re Noah R.-R. ("The respondent father, Jorge R.-M.,
appeals from the judgment of the trial court terminating
his parental rights with respect to his minor child, Noah
R.-R. (Noah). On appeal, he claims that the court
improperly determined that it was in Noah’s best interest to terminate the respondent’s parental rights. We
disagree and affirm the judgment.")