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DCF warns bill letting juvenile petitions finish after 18 would strain system
Summary
The Department of Children and Families told the Committee on Children that Senate Bill 1215 — which would allow juvenile courts to finish abuse and neglect proceedings filed before a child’s 18th birthday even if adjudication occurs after they turn 18 — could overwhelm an already strained child welfare system.
The Department of Children and Families told the legislature it opposes Senate Bill 1215, saying the bill would let juvenile courts adjudicate neglect, abuse or uncared-for petitions that were filed before a child’s 18th birthday even if the proceedings finish afterward.
DCF Commissioner Jody Hill Lilly told the Committee on Children the proposal “has several legal and fiscal concerns” and could “result in a substantial resource problem for our child protective service system.”
The bill would amend the current definition of “child” in Connecticut’s juvenile statutes so the Superior Court for Juvenile Matters could finish adjudication and disposition of petitions that…
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