Connecticut Family Courts are faced with ensuring a child’s safety. In cases where alcohol use need to be monitored judges have used Soberlink technology. Read about how this alcohol monitoring breathalyzer and recovery management software system works in addiction treatment below.
Source: Alcohol Monitoring Breathalyzer with Recovery Software | Soberlink
Contact me online or call me in my Stamford office at (203) 356-1475 or in my Fairfield office at (203) 259-5251 if you have questions on how to design a Parenting Plan where substance abuse is an issue.
The article below shows a change in DCF’s philosophy of removing children from their parents. Family Based Recoverry (FBR) provides services to families in their homes.
Source: DCF’s New Strategy: Treating Children And Families In Their Own Homes
A DCF Permanency Plan is filed nine months from the date of a child’s initial out of home placement. It is then filed every 12 months thereafter for as long as the child is in DCF care.
The purpose of a Permanency Plan is to make sure that the cases are reviewed periodically so that any issues are addressed and that children do not linger in the foster care system.
Potential Permanency Plan outcomes include:
- Reunification with a parent
- Transfer of guardianship to a relative or non-relative
- Long term foster care with a licensed relative
- Adoption
- Other Planned Permanent Living Arrangement. This is not a preferred Plan. Therefore, DCF is required to set forth compelling reasons why other Plans are not in the child’s best interest.
If a child has been in DCF placement for over fifteen months, the DCF’s Permanency Plan must be Termination of Parental Rights unless:
- The child is in placement with a relative
- Reunification services have not been provided to the parents
- Or there is a compelling reason that Termination of Parental Rights is not in the child’s best interest.
After DCF files their proposed Permanency Plan, a parent has thirty days to file a written objection. If no objection is filed. a Juvenile Court judge will automatically approve the Plan at the time of the court hearing. Filing an objection is especially important if DCF has failed to make reasonable reunification efforts.
Contact me by email or by calling my Fairfield office at (203) 259-5251 or my Stamford office at (203) 356-1475 for further information concerning DCF Permanency Plans.
The Connecticut Medical Examiner’s Office released new details on the death of 15-month-old Michael Citron.
Source: Baby in DCF Care Died After Being Given Medication: ME | NBC Connecticut
Interesting piece in the Connecticut Law Tribune about Homeschooling.
Some detractors of home schooling believe that it hurts the child socially.
Others argue that there is no way to monitor attendance or how much time is being devoted to academics.
Educators voice concern over how “equivalent instruction” is measured.
Have a read below:
Source: It’s Time to Examine Regulating Home Schooling | Connecticut Law Tribune
Contact me by email or by calling my Fairfield office at (203) 259-5251 or in Stamford at (203) 356-1475 for further information concerning this topic and to schedule a consultation concerning home schooling issues in Connecticut.
Recently read the editorial below in the Connecticut Law Tribune.
Source: News Media Should Be Helpful to DCF
Calls to the DCF Hotline continue to increase. However, does that metric mean that mandated reporters are more aware of their responsibilities to protect children?
The Choate case says no.
On the other hand, I get plenty of phone calls from disgruntled parents who are upset with a mandated reporter who overreacted and called DCF too quickly.