Legal Opinion
In re Davonta V.
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided October 10, 2006No. AC 26556PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
IAVINE, J.
After determining whether one of the statutory grounds for termination of parental rights under General Statutes § 17a-112 (j) exists by clear and convincing evidence, a judge is required to evaluate whether severing the legal tie between parent and child is in the child’s best interest. That task is among the most sensitive and difficult with which a judge is charged. Although a judge is guided by legal principles, the ultimate decision to terminate parental rights is intensely human. It is the judge in the courtroom who looks the witnesses in the eye, interprets their body…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- In re Migdalia M.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1986
- In re Eden F.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- In Re Juvenile Appeal (83-De)Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- Michaud v. WawruckSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- In re TabithaConnecticut Appellate Court · 1995
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3Cited by6 opinions
- In Re Davonta V.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- Foley v. FoleyConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013
- Burns v. AdlerConnecticut Appellate Court · 2015
- In Re Davonta V.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- In re Caleb P.Connecticut Superior Court · 2014
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