Conn. sets 1st site for open child welfare trials
The Associated Press
February 2, 2010
HARTFORD, Conn.—Connecticut's judiciary is beginning a pilot program to increase the public's access to juvenile court proceedings.
A law enacted last year requires increased public access to trials in which a child is alleged to be uncared for, neglected, abused or is the subject of a petition that would end parental rights.
With exceptions such as evidence or allegations of sexual abuse of a child, trials for these types of cases are now presumed open. The law also allows a judge to deny or limit access in the interests of a child or safety, legal rights and privacy concerns.
The Child Protection Session at the Middlesex Judicial District Courthouse in Middletown will be the site of the pilot program set to begin Feb. 16.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2010/02/02/conn_sets_1st_site_for_open_child_welfare_trials/
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