Legal Opinion
In re Vincent D.
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided September 18, 2001No. AC 20273PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PETERS, J.
Pursuant to General Statutes (Rev. to 1997) § 17U-112,* 1 a hearing on a petition to terminate parental rights has two separate phases, the adjudicatory phase and the dispositional phase. In re Eden F., 250 Conn. 674, 688, 741 A.2d 873 (1999). The principal issue in this appeal is whether the trial court may permit foster parents who are prospective adoptive parents to *660participate, in some fashion, in the dispositional phase of a termination proceeding. Also at issue is what weight a court, in the adjudicatory phase, must give a respondent’s significant efforts to achieve…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Smith v. Organization of Foster Families for Equality & ReformSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- In re Migdalia M.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1986
- Juvenile Appeal v. Commissioner of Children & Youth ServicesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- In re Baby Girl B.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- In re Eden F.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
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3Cited by14 opinions
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