Legal Opinion
In re Jessica M.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 12, 1991No. 14106PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The dispositive issue in this appeal is the proper construction of General Statutes § 45-6If (f) (3),1 which authorizes termination of parental rights if there is “no ongoing parent child relationship.” The trial court, acting on the petition of the child’s legal guardians, relied on this statutory provision to terminate the parentál rights of the respondent, the child’s natural mother, on the basis of the court’s finding that the natural mother is not the “psychological parent” of her child.2 The respondent appealed to the Appellate Court and we transferred the appeal to this court pursuant…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Corey L v. Martin LNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- In re Juvenile Appeal (83-CD)Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- Juvenile Appeal v. Commissioner of Children & Youth ServicesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
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3Cited by70 opinions
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- In re Kezia M.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1993
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