Connecticut Juvenile Court and DCF can be intimidating and confusing. Plus, some DCF Investigations result in DCF filing Neglect Petitions in Connecticut Juvenile Court requiring the parents to appear before a judge and then other times DCF closes their case with no court involvement. In the most urgent of cases, DCF will request that the…
School is out but grades are in for DCF in Connecticut. The bad: 1. The rate of timely adoptions is at its lowest since 2004. 2. The rate of eligible children being reunified with thier parents dropped to its lowest rate since 2009. The good: 1. More “at risk” children are being placed with relatives….
In most cases in Juvenile Court, DCF alleges that the child has been neglected or abused. That is the neglect or abuse has already occurred. But, there are occasions where DCF seeks a finding of neglect not based on what has already happened but based on what may happen in the future. This called is…
A few Public Acts of interest in the DCF arena: HB-5217. Currently all adoptions must be heard in the Probate Court. This Act would allow DCF to file adoption petitions in the Juvenile Court if that was the court, which terminated parental rights. This Act is a long time coming and should make…
A few Public Acts of interest in the DCF arena: HB-5217. Currently all adoptions must be heard in the Probate Court. This Act would allow DCF to file adoption petitions in the Juvenile Court if that was the court, which terminated parental rights. This Act is a long time coming and should make…
Connecticut General Statutes § 52-466(f) permits a foster parent to make application for a writ of habeas corpus regarding the custody of a child currently or recently in his/her care for a continuous period of not less than ninety days. The purpose of a foster parent filing a writ of habeas corpus is to prevent…