seven factors in Connecticut

2024There is no requirement that each factor be proven by clear and convincing evidence.’’ (Footnote added; internal quotation marks omitted.) In 6 General Statutes § 17a-112 (k) provides: ‘‘Except in the case where termi- nation of parental rights is based on consent, in determining whether to terminate parental rights under this section, the court shall consider and shall make written findings regarding: (1) The timeliness, nature and extent of services offered, provided and made available to the parent and the child by an agency to facilitate the reunion of the child with the parent; (2) whethe

2024There is no requirement that each factor be proven by clear and convincing evidence.’’ (Footnote added; internal quotation marks omitted.) In 6 General Statutes § 17a-112 (k) provides: ‘‘Except in the case where termi- nation of parental rights is based on consent, in determining whether to terminate parental rights under this section, the court shall consider and shall make written findings regarding: (1) The timeliness, nature and extent of services offered, provided and made available to the parent and the child by an agency to facilitate the reunion of the child with the parent; (2) whethe

2022The seven factors set forth in § 17a-112 (k) ‘‘serve simply as guidelines to the court and are not statutory prerequisites that need to be proven before termination can be ordered.’’ In re Quan- itra M., 60 Conn. App. 96, 104 , 758 A.2d 863 , cert. denied, 255 Conn. 903 , 762 A.2d 909 (2000).

2022The seven factors set forth in § 17a-112 (k) ‘‘serve simply as guidelines to the court and are not statutory prerequisites that need to be proven before termination can be ordered.’’ In re Quan- itra M., 60 Conn. App. 96, 104 , 758 A.2d 863 , cert. denied, 255 Conn. 903 , 762 A.2d 909 (2000).

2019There is no requirement that each factor be proven by clear and convincing evidence." (Internal quotation marks omitted.) In re Athena C. , 181 Conn. App. 803 , 811, 186 A.3d 1198 , cert. denied, 329 Conn. 911 , 186 A.3d 14 (2018).

2019There is no requirement that each factor be proven by clear and convincing evidence.’’ (Internal quotation marks omitted.) In re Athena C., 181 Conn. App. 803, 811 , 186 A.3d 1198 , cert. denied, 329 Conn. 911 , 186 A.3d 14 (2018).

2019There is no requirement that each factor be proven by clear and convincing evidence." (Internal quotation marks omitted.) In re Athena C. , 181 Conn. App. 803 , 811, 186 A.3d 1198 , cert. denied, 329 Conn. 911 , 186 A.3d 14 (2018).

2019There is no requirement that each factor be proven by clear and convincing evidence.’’ (Internal quotation marks omitted.) In re Athena C., 181 Conn. App. 803, 811 , 186 A.3d 1198 , cert. denied, 329 Conn. 911 , 186 A.3d 14 (2018).

2019There is no requirement that each factor be proven by clear and convincing evidence." (Internal quotation marks omitted.) In re Athena C. , 181 Conn. App. 803 , 811, 186 A.3d 1198 , cert. denied, 329 Conn. 911 , 186 A.3d 14 (2018).

2019There is no requirement that each factor be proven by clear and convincing evidence." (Internal quotation marks omitted.) In re Athena C. , 181 Conn. App. 803 , 811, 186 A.3d 1198 , cert. denied, 329 Conn. 911 , 186 A.3d 14 (2018).

2022The seven factors set forth in § 17a-112 (k) ‘‘serve simply as guidelines to the court and are not statutory prerequisites that need to be proven before termination can be ordered.’’ In re Quan- itra M., 60 Conn. App. 96, 104 , 758 A.2d 863 , cert. denied, 255 Conn. 903 , 762 A.2d 909 (2000).

2002The seven factors, however, "serve simply as guidelines to the court and are not statutory prerequisites that need to be proven before termination can be ordered." In re Quanitra M. , 60 Conn. App. 96 , 104 , 758 A.2d 863 , cert. denied, 255 Conn. 903 , 762 A.2d 909 (2000).

2022The seven factors set forth in § 17a-112 (k) ‘‘serve simply as guidelines to the court and are not statutory prerequisites that need to be proven before termination can be ordered.’’ In re Quan- itra M., 60 Conn. App. 96, 104 , 758 A.2d 863 , cert. denied, 255 Conn. 903 , 762 A.2d 909 (2000).

2002The seven factors, however, "serve simply as guidelines to the court and are not statutory prerequisites that need to be proven before termination can be ordered." In re Quanitra M. , 60 Conn. App. 96 , 104 , 758 A.2d 863 , cert. denied, 255 Conn. 903 , 762 A.2d 909 (2000).

2022The seven factors serve simply as guidelines for the court and are not statutory prerequisites that need to be proven before termination can be ordered.’’ (Citations omitted; internal quotation marks omitted.) In re Victoria B., 79 Conn. App. 245, 261 , 829 A.2d 855 (2003).

2022The seven factors serve simply as guidelines for the court and are not statutory prerequisites that need to be proven before termination can be ordered.’’ (Citations omitted; internal quotation marks omitted.) In re Victoria B., 79 Conn. App. 245, 261 , 829 A.2d 855 (2003).

2020In doing so, the court reaffirmed its holding in In re Eden F., 250 Conn. 674 , 741 A.2d 873 (1999), that the factors in § 17a-112 (k) serve as a guide to the trial court when making its decision whether to grant a petition to terminate parental rights: ‘‘As we explained in In re Eden F., ‘the fact that the legislature [had interpolated] objective guidelines into the open-ended fact-oriented statutes which govern [parental termination] disputes . . . should not be construed as a predetermined weighing of evidence . . . by the legislature.

2015In support of her claim, the petitioner relies on In re Eden F., 250 Conn. 674 , 741 A.2d 873 (1999).

2024The seven factors serve simply as guidelines for the court and are not statutory prerequisites that need to be proven before termination can be ordered.’’ (Foot- note in original; internal quotation marks omitted.) In re Autumn O., supra, 218 Conn. App. 442 . ‘‘Indeed . . . [t]he balancing of interests in a case involving termina- tion of parental rights is a delicate task and, when sup- porting evidence is not lacking, the trial court’s ultimate determination as to a child’s best interest is entitled to the utmost deference. . . . [A] trial court’s determina- tion of the best interests of a c

2024The seven factors serve simply as guidelines for the court and are not statutory prerequisites that need to be proven before termination can be ordered.’’ (Foot- note in original; internal quotation marks omitted.) In re Autumn O., supra, 218 Conn. App. 442 . ‘‘Indeed . . . [t]he balancing of interests in a case involving termina- tion of parental rights is a delicate task and, when sup- porting evidence is not lacking, the trial court’s ultimate determination as to a child’s best interest is entitled to the utmost deference. . . . [A] trial court’s determina- tion of the best interests of a c

2024The seven factors serve simply as guidelines for the court and are not statutory prerequisites that need to be proven before termination can be ordered.’’ (Foot- note in original; internal quotation marks omitted.) In re Autumn O., supra, 218 Conn. App. 442 . ‘‘Indeed . . . [t]he balancing of interests in a case involving termina- tion of parental rights is a delicate task and, when sup- porting evidence is not lacking, the trial court’s ultimate determination as to a child’s best interest is entitled to the utmost deference. . . . [A] trial court’s determina- tion of the best interests of a c

2024The seven factors serve simply as guidelines for the court and are not statutory prerequisites that need to be proven before termination can be ordered.’’ (Foot- note in original; internal quotation marks omitted.) In re Autumn O., supra, 218 Conn. App. 442 . ‘‘Indeed . . . [t]he balancing of interests in a case involving termina- tion of parental rights is a delicate task and, when sup- porting evidence is not lacking, the trial court’s ultimate determination as to a child’s best interest is entitled to the utmost deference. . . . [A] trial court’s determina- tion of the best interests of a c

2016In addition to considering the seven factors listed in § 17a-112 (k), "[t]he best interests of the child include the child's interests in sustained growth, development, well-being, and continuity and stability of its environment." (Internal quotation marks omitted.) In re Rafael S., 125 Conn.App. 605 , 611, 9 A.3d 417 (2010).

2016In addition to considering the seven factors listed in § 17a-112 (k), "[t]he best interests of the child include the child's interests in sustained growth, development, well-being, and continuity and stability of its environment." (Internal quotation marks omitted.) In re Rafael S., 125 Conn.App. 605 , 611, 9 A.3d 417 (2010).

2016The seven factors that the United States Supreme Court has identified as helpful in making this second inquiry are only "useful guideposts"; id., at 99 , 118 S.Ct. 488 ; and "we need not apply them rigidly." Porter v. Coughlin, supra, 421 F.3d at 147 .

2016The seven factors that the United States Supreme Court has identified as helpful in making this second inquiry are only "useful guideposts"; id., at 99 , 118 S.Ct. 488 ; and "we need not apply them rigidly." Porter v. Coughlin, supra, 421 F.3d at 147 .

2016The seven factors that the United States Supreme Court has identified as helpful in making this second inquiry are only "useful guideposts"; id., at 99 , 118 S.Ct. 488 ; and "we need not apply them rigidly." Porter v. Coughlin, supra, 421 F.3d at 147 .

2016The factors are "neither exhaustive nor dispositive"; United States v. Ward, supra, 448 U.S. at 249 , 100 S.Ct. 2636 ; and they "are to be applied flexibly." Porter v. Coughlin, supra, at 148 .

2016The factors are "neither exhaustive nor dispositive"; United States v. Ward, supra, 448 U.S. at 249 , 100 S.Ct. 2636 ; and they "are to be applied flexibly." Porter v. Coughlin, supra, at 148 .

2016The factors are "neither exhaustive nor dispositive"; United States v. Ward, supra, 448 U.S. at 249 , 100 S.Ct. 2636 ; and they "are to be applied flexibly." Porter v. Coughlin, supra, at 148 .

2014There is no requirement that each factor be proven by clear and convincing evidence.’’ (Internal quotation marks omitted.) In re Alison M., 127 Conn. App. 197, 211 , 15 A.3d 194 (2011). ‘‘As with the findings made in the adjudicatory phase, we reverse the court’s determination of the best interest of the child only if the court’s findings are clearly erroneous.’’ In re Albert M., 124 Conn. App. 561, 566 , 6 A.3d 815 , cert. denied, 299 Conn. 920 , 10 A.3d 1050 (2010).

2014There is no requirement that each factor be proven by clear and convincing evidence.’’ (Internal quotation marks omitted.) In re Alison M., 127 Conn. App. 197, 211 , 15 A.3d 194 (2011). ‘‘As with the findings made in the adjudicatory phase, we reverse the court’s determination of the best interest of the child only if the court’s findings are clearly erroneous.’’ In re Albert M., 124 Conn. App. 561, 566 , 6 A.3d 815 , cert. denied, 299 Conn. 920 , 10 A.3d 1050 (2010).

2014There is no requirement that each factor be proven by clear and convincing evidence.’’ (Internal quotation marks omitted.) In re Alison M., 127 Conn. App. 197, 211 , 15 A.3d 194 (2011). ‘‘As with the findings made in the adjudicatory phase, we reverse the court’s determination of the best interest of the child only if the court’s findings are clearly erroneous.’’ In re Albert M., 124 Conn. App. 561, 566 , 6 A.3d 815 , cert. denied, 299 Conn. 920 , 10 A.3d 1050 (2010).

2014There is no requirement that each factor be proven by clear and convincing evidence.’’ (Internal quotation marks omitted.) In re Alison M., 127 Conn. App. 197, 211 , 15 A.3d 194 (2011). ‘‘As with the findings made in the adjudicatory phase, we reverse the court’s determination of the best interest of the child only if the court’s findings are clearly erroneous.’’ In re Albert M., 124 Conn. App. 561, 566 , 6 A.3d 815 , cert. denied, 299 Conn. 920 , 10 A.3d 1050 (2010).

2013There is no requirement that each factor be proven by clear and convincing evidence.” (Citation omitted; internal quotation marks omitted.) In re Jason B., 137 Conn. App. 408, 422-23 , 48 A.3d 676 (2012).

2013There is no requirement that each factor be proven by clear and convincing evidence.” (Citation omitted; internal quotation marks omitted.) In re Jason B., 137 Conn. App. 408, 422-23 , 48 A.3d 676 (2012).

2010In re Tremaine C., 117 Conn. App. 590, 600-601 , 980 A.2d 330 , cert. denied, 294 Conn. 920 , 984 A.2d 69 (2009).

2010In re Tremaine C., 117 Conn. App. 590, 600-601 , 980 A.2d 330 , cert. denied, 294 Conn. 920 , 984 A.2d 69 (2009).

2010In re Tremaine C., 117 Conn. App. 590, 600-601 , 980 A.2d 330 , cert. denied, 294 Conn. 920 , 984 A.2d 69 (2009).

2010In re Tremaine C., 117 Conn. App. 590, 600-601 , 980 A.2d 330 , cert. denied, 294 Conn. 920 , 984 A.2d 69 (2009).

2003A. SEVEN STATUTORY FINDINGS In deciding whether to terminate parental rights, the court has made and considered written findings regarding the seven factors delineated in § 17a-112 (k), based on the clear and convincing evidence presented at trial. 67 In re Clark K., 70 Conn. App. 665 , 667 , 299 A.2d 1099 (2002); In re Quanitra M., supra, 60 Conn. App. 104 -105.

2001In re Tabitha P., 39 Conn. App. 353, 362 , 664 A.2d 1168 (1995).

2001In re Tabitha P., 39 Conn. App. 353, 362 , 664 A.2d 1168 (1995).

2000In arriving at that decision, the trial court is mandated to consider and make written findings regarding the seven factors delineated in General Statutes (Rev. to 1997) § 17a-112 (e), now § 17a-112 (d).” In re Galen F., 54 Conn. App. 590, 597 , 737 A.2d 499 (1999).

2000In arriving at that decision, the trial court is mandated to consider and make written findings regarding the seven factors delineated in General Statutes (Rev. to 1997) § 17a-112 (e), now § 17a-112 (d).” In re Galen F., 54 Conn. App. 590, 597 , 737 A.2d 499 (1999).

1994In Re Barbara J. , 215 Conn. 341 , 47 (1990); In Re Romance M. , 229 Conn. 345 (1994). (1) DCF offered the mother weekly visitation at the time of commitment and made referral to appropriate counselling agencies.

1982See United States v. Bubar, 567 F.2d 192 (2d Cir. 1976). [2] Moeller unsuccessfully challenged these state charges on double jeopardy grounds by appeal to this court; State v. Moeller, 178 Conn. 67 , 420 A.2d 1153 , cert. denied, 444 U.S. 950 , 100 S. Ct. 423 , 62 L.