Connecticut Juvenile Court and DCF - what can happen ...

Some DCF Investigations?result in DCF filing Neglect Petitions requiring the parents having to appear in Juvenile Court.?

In the most urgent of cases,?DCF will request that the judge remove the children immediately and award DCF temporary custody.? For a judge to issue an Order of Temporary Custody (OTC), there must be a finding that the child needs immediate protection.? If the OTC is granted, DCF will usually place the child in foster care unless a suitable relative is available.

If DCF cannot prove at least one of the allegations, the Neglect Petition will eventually be either?withdrawn by DCF?or dismissed by a judge.

For those cases in which DCF can establish one or more of their claims, the Neglect Petition will play out in one of the following ways:

Protective Supervision.? The child continues to live with the parents or guardians but DCF has court-imposed oversight over the family for a specified period of time.? The parents are provided with Specific Steps,?which set forth what is expected of them to retain custody and ultimately have the case end.

Commitment.? DCF becomes the child's legal guardian.? The child's residence is determined by DCF.

Transfer of guardianship.? A third party (not DCF) becomes the child's legal guardian.? The judge must make a finding that the proposed guardian is suitable and worthy to assume the role of guardian.? Ordinarily, the guardian is relative but?there are some instances where a non-relative assumes guardianship.

Source: http://www.briankaschel.com/blog/2013/01/connecticut-juvenile-court-and-dcf---what-can-happen.html

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