2005 Ct. Sup. 6792
No. T11-CP03-011678-AConnecticut Superior Court Judicial District of Tolland Juvenile Matters at Rockville
March 31, 2005
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
GRAZIANI, JUDGE.
THE COURT: This is T11-CP03-011678-A, Superior Court, Juvenile Court, Tolland Judicial District, Rockville, in the matter of Theodore A.
In regard to this memorandum of decision, I am ordering the monitor to make a transcript of the following so that I may sign it and make it a memorandum of decision.
In accordance with Connecticut General Statute Section 46b-124
and 45a-715b and the Connecticut Practice Book Section 32a-7, the names of the parties involved in this case are not to be disclosed and the records and papers of this case shall be open for inspection only to persons having a proper interest therein and only upon order of the Superior Court.
This case presents a petition for the termination of the parental rights of the mother, Tracy C., and the father, Theodore A., parents of the minor child, Theodore A.
On February 22, 2005, the mother Tracy C. and the Father Theodore A. consented to the termination of their parental rights in and to the minor child Theodore A. The father and mother filed written consents on that date. The Court on February 22, 2005 accepted the consents and found that the mother and father voluntarily and knowingly consented to the termination of their parental rights and having understood the consequences of their actions, the mother having received the advice and assistance of legal counsel and the father, having waived his right to counsel, represented himself pro se.
The matter was continued for adjudication and disposition to March 24, 2005. CT Page 6793
The Court previously found on September 2, 2004 that the Department of Children and Families had made reasonable efforts to achieve the permanency plan for the child and that reasonable efforts to reunify the mother and father with their child were no longer appropriate.
The Court finds that notice has been given in accordance with the Connecticut General Statutes and the Connecticut Practice Book. The Court finds that it has jurisdiction in this matter and that there is no pending action affecting custody of the child in any other court.
The Social Study for Termination of Parental Rights dated October 28, 2004, and the addendum to the social study dated November 29, 2004, were entered as exhibits by the Court. In addition, the Court heard testimony from a social worker for the Department of Children and Families at the hearing of March 24, 2005. The Court, having read the verified petition and exhibits and having weighed the testimony presented, makes the following findings by clear and convincing evidence.
The mother and father have voluntarily and knowingly consented to the termination of their parental rights with respect to their child, which consent was accepted by the Court on February 22, 2005. No findings are necessary to be made pursuant to the Connecticut General Statute 17a-112 as to the mother and the father due to their consent.
With regard to whether the termination is in the best interest of the child, the Court after considering the evidence in this case, including the testimony of the social worker, the Social Studies entered as exhibits and the total circumstances of the child, the Court finds that it is in the best interest of the child to terminate the parental rights of the father and the mother.
The termination of the parental rights of the mother and father is ordered. It is further ordered that the Commissioner of the Department of Children and Families be appointed as the statutory parent for the child for the purpose of securing an adoptive family and permanent placement for the child. The Commissioner shall file with this court a written status report of the efforts to effect such permanent placement and file such further reports as required by state and federal laws. CT Page 6794
So ordered.
Signed:
Hon. Edward C. Graziani
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct transcript of the proceeding held in the above-entitled case, heard before The Honorable Edward C. Graziani at the Superior Court, in Rockville, Connecticut on the 24th day of March 2005.
Nan Dreselly Court Monitor
CT Page 6795