Abuse and Neglect Pleadings and Evidentiary Issues

Agreements and Motions

Agreements
- Open Adoption Agreement 1
- Open Adoption Agreement 2
Guardian Ad Litem Pleadings
- Guardian Ad Litem Report
- Objection to Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem
Interstate Compact Motions
- Expedited ICPC Request
- Motion for Expedited Interstate Placement Study 2011
- Memo of Law ICPC Placement and Visitation 4-28-11
Miscellaneous
- Contact with Client in Residence
- Motion for Paternity Testing
- Motion for Permission for Child to Travel Out-of-State
- Motion for Emergency Relief
Motions for Children to Testify
- Motion for Children to Testify
Motions for Contempt
- Motion for Contempt
Motions for Evaluations
- Motion to Release
- Motion for Appointment of Psychiatric Expert for Purposes of Development of Permanency
- Motion for Psychiatric Evaluation
- Motion for Order for Psychological Evaluation of Mother
- Appointment of Independent Evaluator
- Motion for Funds for Children’s Expert on Permanency
- Motion for Independent Assessment
Motion for Juvenile Court to Continue Jurisdiction Past Age 18
- Motion for Court to Continue Jurisdiction
- Memorandum in Support of Motion to Continue Jurisdiction
Motion for Records
- Motion to Romance Motion Seeking Mental-Health Treatment Records
- Objection to Romance Motion Seeking Mental-Health Treatment Records
- Motion for Qualified Protective Order
Motions for Services
- Motion for Services
- Motion for Emergency Relief (re: Immediate Therapy for Committed Youth)
Motion to Strike
- Motion to Strike Neglect Petition. Memo of Law
- Motion to Strike Motion to Extend Protective Supervision
Motion for Reasonable Efforts
- Motion for Reasonable Efforts
Motions Regarding Custody (Restore, Revoke, Vacate, Transfer)
- Motion for In-Court Review
- Motion for Expedited In-Court Review and Revocation of Commitment
- Motion Regarding Custody
- Motion for Revocation of Out-of State Placement and Immediate Transfer to CT
- Motion to Vacate Commitment (2008)
- Motion to Vacate Order of Temporary Custody
- Motion for Interim Order
- Motion to Extend Protective Supervision
- Objection to Permanency Plan/Motion to Maintain
- Youth’s Revocation Motion
Motions Regarding Intervention
- Grandparent’s Motion to Intervene
- Objection to Maternal Grandmother’s Motion to Intervene
Motions Regarding Placement
- Child & Minor Mother- Application for (ExParte) Temporary Injunction/Restraining Order
- Emergency Motion Regarding SAFE Home
- Motion for In-Court Review
- Motion for In-Court Judicial Review regarding Child’s Prolonged Stay in Emergency Shelter
- Motion for In-Court Review regarding Placement
- Motion for Immediate Judicial Review & Order Maintaining Placement Review & Planning
- Motion for In-Court Judicial Review re: Removal of Child
- Motion for Qualified Protective Order
- Motion to Return Youth from Out of State Placement
- Motion for Revocation of Out-of State Placement and Immediate Transfer to Connecticut
- Motion for Child-Application for (ExParte) Temporary Injunction/Restraining Order
- Motion for Waiver of DCF Study
Permanency Planning (General)
- Motion for Expedited Interstate Study
- Motion for Review of Implementation of Permanency Plan
- Motion for Revocation of Out-of State Placement and Immediate Transfer to CT
- Objection to Permanency Plan
- Statement in Support of Permanency Plan
Procedural Motions
- Ex-Parte Motion for Release of Transcripts
- Motion for Continuance
- Motion/Memorandum to Strike
- Request to Revise
- Motion in Limine
  - Prior Substantiations
  - Substance Abuse
Sample Letters
- Letter to Social Worker: Contact Information and Request
- Request to Schedule Administrative Hearing
- Request for Inclusion at ACR Hearing
- ACR Request re Issues to be Addressed
- Request for DCF Records
- Request for Provider Records
- Letter Regarding Treatment Plan
Substantiation Appeal Papers
- Substantiation Appeal Papers
Trial /Pre-Trial Memorandum
- Pretrial Memorandum
- Respondent’s Compliance with Trial Management Order
Virtual Trial
- Virtual Trial: Memorandum of Law
- Objection to Virtual Trial
Visitation
- Motion for Increased Visitation
- Motion for Increased Visitation with Journal Cites
- Motion for Sibling Visitation
- Motion for Visitation
- Motion for Post-TPR Visitation

Evidentiary Issues

Sample Records Requests