Conn. Practice Book § 35a-7 (2026)

Sec. 35a-7. Evidence (a) In the adjudicatory phase, the judicial authority is limited to evidence of events preced- ing the filing of the petition or the latest amend- ment, except where the judicial authority must consider subsequent events as part of its determi- nation as to the existence of a ground for termina- tion of parental rights. (b) In the discretion of the judicial authority, evidence on adjudication and disposition may be heard in a nonbifurcated hearing, provided dispo- sition may not be considered until the adjudicatory phase has concluded. (Adopted June 24, 2002, to take effect Jan. 1, 2003.)