In re Jadiel B.

Syllabus

The respondent father appealed from the judgment of the trial court terminat- ing his parental rights with respect to his minor child, J, who had previously been adjudicated neglected and committed to the care and custody of the petitioner, the Commissioner of Children and Families. The father claimed, inter alia, that the trial court erred in determining, pursuant to statute (§ 17a- 112 (j)), that he was unable or unwilling to benefit from the efforts of the Department of Children and Families to reunify him with J. Held: The trial court's determination, pursuant to § 17a-112 (j) (1), that the father was unable or unwilling to benefit from the department's reunification efforts was not clearly erroneous. The record was inadequate to review the father's unpreserved claim that the department's failure to provide him with services during his period of incarceration violated his right to equal protection guaranteed under the federal and state constitutions. Argued May 16—officially released September 25, 2024