Conn. Practice Book § 33a-1 (2026)

Sec. 33a-1. Initiation of Judicial Proceeding; Contents of Petitions and Summary of Facts (a) The petitioner shall set forth with reasonable particularity, including statutory references, the specific conditions which have resulted in the situ- ation which is the subject of the petition. (b) A summary of the facts substantiating the allegations of the petition, including such facts as bring the child or youth within the jurisdiction of the court, shall be attached thereto and shall be incorporated by reference. (Adopted June 24, 2002, to take effect Jan. 1, 2003; amended June 26, 2020, to take effect Jan. 1, 2021.) Sec. 33a-2. Service of Summons, Petitions and Ex Parte Orders (a) A summons accompanying a petition alleg- ing that a child or youth is neglected, abused or uncared for, along with the summary of facts, shall be served by the petitioner on the respondents, alleged genetic parents, and persons presumed to be the parent pursuant to General Statutes § 46b-488 (a) (3) and provided to the Office of the Attorney General at least fourteen days before the date of the initial plea hearing on the petition, which shall be held not more than forty-five days from the date of filing the petition. (b) A summons accompanying a petition for termination of parental rights, along with the sum- mary of facts, shall be served by the petitioner on the respondents, alleged genetic parents, and persons presumed to be the parent pursuant to General Statutes § 46b-488 (a) (3) and provided to the Office of the Attorney General at least ten days prior to the date of the initial plea hearing on the petition, which shall be held not more than thirty days after the filing of the petition, except in 357 33a-5. Address of Person Entitled to Personal Service Unknown 33a-6. Order of Temporary Custody; Ex Parte Orders and Orders To Appear 33a-7. Preliminary Order of Temporary Custody or First Hearing; Actions by Judicial Authority 33a-8. Emergency, Life-Threatening Medical Situations— Procedures the case of a petition for termination of parental rights based on consent, which shall be held not more than twenty days after the filing of the petition. (c) A summons accompanying simultaneously filed coterminous petitions, along with the sum- mary of facts, shall be served by the petitioner on the respondents, alleged genetic parents, and persons presumed to be the parent pursuant to General Statutes § 46b-488 (a) (3) and provided to the Office of the Attorney General at least ten days prior to the date of the initial plea hearing on the petition, which shall be held not more than thirty days after the filing of the petitions, except in the case of a petition for termination of parental rights based on consent, which shall be held not more than twenty days after the filing of the petition. (d) A summons accompanying any petition filed with an application for order of temporary custody shall be served by the petitioner on the respon- dents, alleged genetic parents, and persons pre- sumed to be the parent pursuant to General Statutes § 46b-488 (a) (3) and provided to the Office of the Attorney General as soon as practica- ble after the issuance of any ex parte order or order to appear, along with such order, any sworn statements supporting the order, the summary of facts, the specific steps provided by the judicial authority, and the notice required by Section 33a-6. (e) Whenever the Commissioner of the Depart- ment of Children and Families obtains an ex parte order of temporary custody or an order to appear and show cause from the judicial authority, he or she shall provide the clerk with a sealed envelope marked ‘‘Attention: Counsel for Chil- d(ren)’’ containing the following information: the © Copyrighted by the Secretary of the State of the State of Connecticut

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