Opinion
12-19-2018
IN RE ZAKAI F.
Benjamin M. Wattenmaker, Hartford, assigned counsel, in support of the petition. Albert J. Oneto IV, assigned counsel, in opposition.
The petition by the respondent mother for certification to appeal from the Appellate Court, 185 Conn.App. 752, 198 A.3d 135 (2018), is granted, limited to the following issue: "When a parent who has temporarily relinquished custody seeks reinstatement of guardianship rights under General Statutes § 45a-611, is there a constitutional presumption that reinstatement is in the best interests of the child, and, if so, does a heightened burden of proof apply pursuant to Santosky v. Kramer, 455 U.S. 745, 102 S.Ct. 1388, 71 L.Ed. 2d 599 (1982)?"