Part 79a · Appeals in Child Protection Matters

Rule 79a-11. Official Release Date

Amended January 1, 2026 (current)

A judgment in child protection appeals shall be deemed to have been rendered on the date an opinion or memorandum decision appears in the Connecticut Law Journal; except that if an opinion or memorandum decision is issued by slip opinion, the official release date is the date indicated in the slip opinion, and the parties shall be notified and sent the opinion or memorandum decision by the reporter of judicial decisions via email. If any of the parties who participated in the appeal has not provided the reporter of judicial decisions with an email address, then the slip opinion or memorandum decision shall be mailed to the parties by the appellate clerk on the date indicated in the slip opinion. If a judgment in a child protection appeal is given by oral announcement from the bench, then the judgment shall be deemed to have been rendered on the date the oral announcement is made.

Committee Notes

amended Oct. 18, 2017, to take effect Jan. 1, 2018.)