IN RE JESSICA M.

No. 32132.

11 A.3d 689 (2010)

125 Conn.App. 584

In re JESSICA M.

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Decided December 21, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sarah Healy Eagan , with whom was Stacey Violante Cote, for the appellant (petitioner).

Valeria Caldwell-Gaines , for the appellee (respondent mother).

Mary-Anne Z. Mulholland , assistant attorney general, with whom, on the brief, were Richard Blumenthal , attorney general, and Susan T. Pearlman , assistant attorney general, for the appellee (intervenor).

DiPENTIMA, C.J., and ALVORD and DUPONT, Js.


DiPENTIMA, C.J.

The petitioner, Jessica M., appeals from the judgment of the trial court dismissing her petition seeking to have herself adjudicated as neglected and as an uncared-for youth, filed pursuant to General Statutes § 46b-129 (a). On appeal, Jessica claims that the court improperly determined that (1) it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the petition, (2) it lacked statutory authority to order a retroactive commitment, (3) the collateral consequences...

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