In re Doe

SUMMARY DISPOSITION ORDER Respondent-appellant Mother appeals from the April 28, 1999 order of the family court of the first circuit, which awards permanent custody of Jane Doe (Child) to the Department of Human Services (DHS). Mother argues that: (1) the family court lacked subject matter jurisdiction, (2) Mother's friend was improperly excluded as a witness by the family court, (3) the family court and DHS denied Child the opportunity to remain in a ""safe family home,"" (4) DHS failed to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the family home was ""unsafe,"" (5) DHS failed to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the family home was ""unsafe"" for the ""reasonably foreseeable future,"" (6) DHS failed to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the permanent plan was in the best interests of the child, (7) DHS failed to use reasonable efforts to reunify Child with Mother, and (8) the findings of fact were unsupported by evidence and clearly erroneous.