Legal Opinion
In re Baby Girl B.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 8, 1992No. 14591; 14592PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
These appeals require us to find the proper accommodation between the statutory policy favoring finality in the termination of parental rights and the statutory policy favoring the opening of judgments in the interests of justice. The petitioner, the department of children and youth services (DCYS), filed coterminous petitions for a determination of neglect with respect to a two day old child pursuant to General Statutes § 46b-1291 and for termination of parental rights on the ground of abandonment pursuant to General Statutes § 17a-112 (b) (1),2 both premised on *266the fact that, within hours…
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