Terese B. v. Commissioner of Children

Opinion

SCHALLER, J.

The plaintiff, Terese B., a foster parent, appeals from the judgment of the trial court dismissing on jurisdictional grounds her appeal from an administrative decision by the department of children and families (department) upholding the removal of a minor child from her home. The sole issue on appeal is whether the court properly granted the motion to dismiss filed by the defendant commissioner of children and families (commissioner) on the ground that the administrative proceeding was not a “contested case” within the meaning of the Uniform Administrative Procedure Act…