In Re Davonta V.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• summarizing the procedural steps for non-voluntary termination of parental rights in Connecticut
• ‘‘[r]epeatedly disrupted placements and relationships can interfere with the children’s ability to form normal relationships when they become adults’’ [internal quotation marks omitted]
• our appellate cases have ‘‘noted consistently the importance of permanency in children’s lives’’ (internal quotation marks omitted)
• ‘‘[n]o child can grow emotionally while in limbo, never really belonging to anyone except on a temporary and ill-defined or partial basis’’ (internal quotation marks omitted)
• appellate tribunal does not retry facts or pass on credibility of witnesses
• appellate tribunal does not retry facts or pass on credibility of witnesses

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