• In re Anthony E. (July 11, 2006)
    Connecticut Appellate Court
    Family Law/Guardianship: This case was an appeal from the judgment of the trial court modifying a prior custody order and granting shared physical custody of two minor children to the respondent mother. The issues on appeal here were (1) did the trial court improperly find a material change in the mother's circumstances and (2) did the trial court abuse its discretion when it modified the original order of custody without making a finding that doing so was in the children's best interests.

  • In re Kristy A. (June 8, 2004)
    Connecticut Appellate Court
    Abuse and Neglect, Guardianship : Termination of Parental Rights The Appellate Court weighed in on a termination of parental rights case by affirming a termination where issues of personal rehabilitation and vagueness in statutory application were reviewed.

  • In re Vanna A. (May 18, 2004)
    Connecticut Appellate Court
    Abuse and Neglect, Guardianship : Termination of Parental Rights In another termination of parental rights case that focused on the issue of personal rehabilitation, the Connecticut Appellate Court affirmed a trial court's termination of rights on the strong facts indicating failure to rehabilitate and a mother's failu

  • In re Samantha C. (April 27, 2004)
    Connecticut Supreme Court
    Guardianship, Abuse and Neglect : Termination of Parental Rights Termination of parental rights case decided by state supreme court - involves important issue of law of whether parents are entitled to notice that a court may draw an adverse inference from their failure to testify at trial.

  • In re Stanley D. (Dec 26, 2000) CT
    Appellate Division
    Guardianship : Rehabilitation Appellate Court rejected a father's claim that a parent has rehabilitated if at the adjudicatory date the parent is any closer to being able to provide satisfactory care...

  • In re Michelle G. (Mar 9 1999)
    CT Appellate Division
    Guardianship : Reversed trial court dismissal of application for reinstatement ...

  • In re Helen B. (1998)
    CT Appellate Division
    Guardianship : In a case arising out of a maternal aunt's petition to remove fat ...