In re Annessa J.

Citations

• 343 Conn. 642

Syllabus

Pursuant to statute (§ 46b-121 (b) (1)), ''[i]n juvenile matters, the Superior Court shall have the authority to make and enforce such orders directed to parents . . . as the court deems necessary or appropriate to secure the welfare, protection, proper care and suitable support of a child subject to the court's jurisdiction or otherwise committed to or in the custody of the Commissioner of Children and Families.'' Pursuant further to this court's decision in In re Ava W. (336 Conn. 545), a trial court has the authority to consider, at the time it determines whether to terminate a parent's parental rights, the parent's motion for posttermination visitation with the parent's child or children, and this In accordance with the spirit and intent of General Statutes § 46b-142 (b) and Practice Book § 79a-12, the names of the parties involved in this appeal are not disclosed. The records and papers of this case shall be open for inspection only to persons having a proper interest therein and upon order of the Appellate Court. Moreover, in accordance with federal law; see 18 U.S.C. § 2265 (d) (3) (2018), as amended by the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022, Pub. L. No. 117-103, § 106, 136 Stat. 49; we decline to identify any person protected or sought to be protected under a protection order, protective order, or a restraining order that was issued or applied for, or others through whom that person's identity may be ascertained. Furthermore, in accordance with our policies of protecting the privacy interests of victims of family violence or sexual assault, we decline to identify the victim or others through whom the victim's identity may be ascertained. See General Statutes § 54-86e. 343 Conn. 642 JUNE, 2022 643 In re Annessa J. authority originates from the trial court's authority to make and enforce orders pursuant to § 46b-121 (b) (1). The petitioner, the Commissioner of Children and Families, sought to termi- nate the respondents' parental rights wit