Petition/Termination of
Parental Rights
PC-600 REV. 10/19
CONFIDENTIAL
Petition/Termination of Parental Rights PC-600 Page 3 of 7
OR
The child has been denied the care, guidance or control necessary for the child’s physical, educational, moral or
emotional well-being, by reason of acts of parental commission or omission by____________________________
_________________________________.
There has been a nonaccidental or inadequately explained serious physical injury to the child.
There has been sexual molestation and exploitation, severe physical abuse or a pattern of abuse.
Other acts of parental commission or omission as follows:______________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
OR
There is no ongoing parent/child relationship, as defined in C.G.S. section 45a-717(g), between the child and
_____________________________ and to allow further time for the establishment or reestablishment of the
parent/child relationship would be detrimental to the best interests of the child.
OR
The child is found to be neglected, abused or uncared for as those terms are defined under C.G.S. section 46b-120
AND has been in the custody of the Commissioner of the Department of Children and Families for at least 15
months, AND the parent,________________________________, has been provided specific steps to take to
facilitate the return of the child to the parent pursuant to C.G.S. section 46b-129, AND the parent has failed to
achieve such degree of personal rehabilitation as would encourage the belief that, within a reasonable time and
considering the age and needs of the child, such parent could assume a responsible position in the life of the child.
OR
The child has been found in a prior proceeding by the Probate Court for the District of ________________________
or the Superior Court _______________________________ to have been neglected, abused or uncared for as
those terms are defined under C.G.S. section 46b-120, AND the parent has failed to achieve such degree of
personal rehabilitation as would encourage the belief that, within a reasonable time and considering the age and
needs of the child, such parent could assume a responsible position in the life of the child.
OR
The child is under seven years of age AND is neglected, abused or uncared for as those terms are defined in C.G.S.
section 46b-120, AND the parent, ______________________, has failed, is unable or is unwilling to achieve such
degree of personal rehabilitation as would encourage the belief that, within a reasonable time and considering the age
and needs of the child, such parent could assume a responsible position in the life of the child, AND such parent’s
parental rights of another child were previously terminated pursuant to a petition filed by the Commissioner of Children
and Families.
OR
The parent, _______________________, has killed through deliberate, nonaccidental act another child of the
parent OR has requested, commanded, importuned, attempted, conspired or solicited such killing OR has
committed an assault through deliberate and nonaccidental act that has resulted in serious bodily injury of
another child of the parent.
OR
The parent, ____________________________, committed an act or acts that constitute sexual assault as
described in sections 53a-70, 53a-70a, 53a-70b, 53a-70c, 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b or 53a-73a, and the assault
resulted in the conception of the child.
The parent,
, was adjudged guilty of sexual assault under section 53a-70, 53a-70a, 53a-
70b, 53a-70c, 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b or 53a-73a, and the assault resulted in the conception of the child.
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