Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1/20/2009

In Re Melody L.

Citations

962 A.2d 81
290 Conn. 131
2009 Conn. LEXIS 7

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holding that children have standing to appeal from judgment termi- nating parental rights of their parents
noting that constitutional claim was inadequately briefed so ‘‘therefore [we] could not address this claim even if Golding review had been sought’’
declining to review sufficiency of other grounds for termination because one ground sufficient to uphold decision of trial court
assuming evidence existed that respondent would have benefited from additional family therapy, such evidence would not undermine court’s reasonable efforts determina- tion
assuming evidence existed that respondent would have benefited from additional family therapy, such evidence would not undermine court’s reasonable efforts determina- tion
declining to review unpreserved constitutional claim for trial by jury in termination of parental rights case when appellant \merely asserts in one sentence that her claim is subject to Golding review without providing any analysis of the four prongs\

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Judges: Rogers, Norcott, Vertefeuille, Zarella, Schaller

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