OPINION
SHEA, Justice.
This matter comes before the Supreme Court on a certified question from the Family Court. That question states, "May an individual who is not a licensed or governmental child placement agency bring a petition to terminate a parent's parental rights under R.I.G.L. section 15-7-7 without there being a pending adoption petition?" We answer this question in the negative.
On October 9,...
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