context: In In re Antony B., the trial court's findings that the department made reasonable efforts at reunification were upheld in light of the fact that the respondent rejected many of the services offered to her and did not choose to accept services from the department. Several other cases involving appeals from termination of parental rights judgments have held that the department is not required to continue to provide reasonable efforts to a parent when the parent refuses to participate or engage in any of those efforts.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 134 Conn. App. 473, 481-82
citation_a.parenthetical: despite department's repeated offers of referrals and assistance so respondent could satisfy specific steps requirements respondent refused to comply
citation_a.sentence: See In re Christopher C., 134 Conn. App. 473, 481-82, 39 A.3d 1127 (2012) (despite department’s repeated offers of referrals and assistance so respondent could satisfy specific steps requirements respondent refused to comply); see also In re Samantha C., 268 Conn. 614, 632-33, 847 A.2d 883 (2004) (not unreasonable for department to abandon reunification efforts when it did, given age and needs of the child, time allotted for the respondents’ rehabilitation and time child had spent in foster care); In re Daniel C., 63 Conn. App. 339, 362, 776 A.2d 487 (2001) (after respondents had not benefited from decade of efforts and services, it was not unreasonable for department to decline to pursue reunification as goal after children’s final removal).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 268 Conn. 614, 632-33
citation_b.parenthetical: not unreasonable for department to abandon reunification efforts when it did, given age and needs of the child, time allotted for the respondents' rehabilitation and time child had spent in foster care
citation_b.sentence: See In re Christopher C., 134 Conn. App. 473, 481-82, 39 A.3d 1127 (2012) (despite department’s repeated offers of referrals and assistance so respondent could satisfy specific steps requirements respondent refused to comply); see also In re Samantha C., 268 Conn. 614, 632-33, 847 A.2d 883 (2004) (not unreasonable for department to abandon reunification efforts when it did, given age and needs of the child, time allotted for the respondents’ rehabilitation and time child had spent in foster care); In re Daniel C., 63 Conn. App. 339, 362, 776 A.2d 487 (2001) (after respondents had not benefited from decade of efforts and services, it was not unreasonable for department to decline to pursue reunification as goal after children’s final removal).