SC21055, SC21068 - In re Jewelyette M. ("These appeals concern the legal rights of
foster parents to participate, as intervenors or otherwise, in neglect proceedings with respect to the best
interest of any child who either is currently living with
the foster parents or has been in the foster parents’
care within the year prior to the initiation of any such
proceeding. The primary issue before us is whether General Statutes § 46b-129 (p) prohibits foster parents
from intervening in the proceedings by conferring on
them a limited ‘‘right to be heard and comment’’ in the
proceedings. We conclude that the statute does not
prohibit a trial court from permitting foster parents to
intervene in such proceedings.")