Federally Imprisoned Mother Entitled to Continuance in Parental Rights Termination Proceeding

In the case of Mabe v. Wythe County Department of Social Services, the Virginia Court of Appeals, in a published opinion, ruled that the trial court erred in refusing to grant a mother’s request for a continuance for a period of time sufficient to allow her to attend the hearing.  Mother was a federally incarcerated prisoner and required transport to attend the hearing.