Mother’s Parental Rights Properly Terminated Even Though No Rehabilitative Services Were Offered

In the case of Napper v. Petersburg Department of Social Services, the Virginia Court of Appeals, in an unpublished opinion ruled that a mother’s parental rights were properly terminated and that the Department of Social Services was not required to provide the mother rehabilitative services where, given the depth and breadth of the challenges she faced, it was unlikely that the conditions which led to the abuse and neglect could be remedied.  Rehabilitation services are not a prerequisite to termination.