Legal Opinion

In re Migdalia M.

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided February 11, 1986No. 2826; 2827PublishedCited by 140 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDupont, C. J.

This case involves a petition to terminate the parental rights of parents of a child with severe medical problems, brought by the commissioner of the department of children and youth services (hereinafter DCYS). The trial court granted the petition and the parents have separately appealed.1

The issue on appeal is whether DCYS proved by clear and convincing evidence that one or more of the statutory grounds for the termination of parental rights, as *196provided in General Statutes (Rev. to 1981) § 17-43a (a), as amended by Public Acts 1982, No. 82-202, existed.2 The grounds for the petition were…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Juvenile Appeal v. Commissioner of Children & Youth ServicesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
  2. In Re Juvenile Appeal (83-De)Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
  3. In Re Juvenile Appeal (84-3)Connecticut Appellate Court · 1983
  4. In re Juvenile AppealSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
  5. City of New Haven v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974

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3Cited by140 opinions

  1. In re Luis C.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
  2. In re Eden F.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
  3. In re Michael M.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1992
  4. In re Kezia M.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1993
  5. In re TabithaConnecticut Appellate Court · 1995

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