Foster home or pre-adoptive home decisions

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This sub-category contains DCF fair hearing decisions in which an individual sought to dispute DCF’s decision to (1) deny an application to become a foster parent; (2) deny an application to become a pre-adoptive parent; (3) deny, fail to renew, or terminate a foster home license; or (4) remove a child from a foster or pre-adoptive home.

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In the Matter of EPG&VG, FH# 20191412

Lisa Anne Henshall
Affirmed - DCF did have sufficient evidence to revoke Appellant kinship foster parents' license given the totality of the circumstances, including: 1) Appellants were not forthcoming with information and at times lied to DCF workers; 2) Appellants were having marital issues, including one allegation…

In the Matter of AJ, FH# 20190705

Laureen Decas
Reversed - DCF's decision to not support pre-adoptive placement of the child with Appellant and to remove the child from Appellant's kinship foster home based on insufficient income was not made in the best interest of the child given the bond between the child and Appellant, Appellant's ability to…

In the Matter of KM, FH# 2018-0398

Antonia Chronis, Esq.
Affirmed - DCF did not act abuse its discretion in determining the appropriate level of care for the child; even though the kinship family created an increased health risk by smoking in the presence of an asthmatic child and the birth mother wanted the child to stay with the Appellant. There is a…

In the Matter of BB, FH# 2018-0238

Laureen Decas
Affirmed - DCF had reasonable cause to remove a foster child and revoke the license of the foster home when the Appellant did not disclose the criminal record of a resident in the home and both the adult with the criminal record and the Appellant refused to discuss the criminal charge with DCF.

In the Matter of LB, FH# 2017-0503

Nicholas Holahan
Reversed - DCF did not have reasonable cause to remove a Department foster child (D) from the home of the Appellant, an approved pre-adoptive parent. Following the filing of three 51A reports against the Appellant's grandson, who resided in the Appellant's home, for sexual abuse and neglect of two…

In the Matter of BM, FH# 2018-0430

Anne L. Dale Nialetz
Affirmed - DCF had reasonable cause to support a decision against the Appellant Foster Mother where: (1) Appellant lied or withheld information from DCF; (2) Appellant disappeared from the home for weeks at a time and left the child in an unapproved caretaker’s care when that caretaker had a…

In the Matter of SB, FH# 2017-0778

David Halloran
Affirmed - DCF had reasonable cause to deny the Appellant's child-specific foster parent license application where 1) the references provided by the Appellant on her application expressed concerns regarding the Appellant's ability to meet the emotional and behavioral needs of the child in her care;…

In the Matter of VC & SD, FH# 2017-0536

Carmen Colon
Affirmed - DCF had reasonable cause to deny the Appellants' foster parent application where 1) the Appellants were unable to provide the Department all of the necessary documentation to complete the foster parent application in a timely manner and where 2) the individual serving as the medical…

In the Matter of JS, FH# 2017-0074

Carmen Colon
Affirmed - DCF had reasonable cause to remove a child from Appellant's foster home where Appellant (1) had an unapproved person with an open criminal record living with them; and (2) allowed unsupervised visits of the parent with the child, especially when the goal is adoption. The best interests of…

In the Matter of MH, FH# 2017-0460

Maura E. Bradford
Reversed - DCF did not have reasonable cause to deny the Appellant's kinship foster care license. In reaching the decision that the Appellant failed to meet licensing standards, the Department relied on statements from one of the four children in the Appellant'a care (J) as well as statements from…

In the Matter of BO, FH# 2017-0462

Maura E. Bradford
Reversed - DCF did not have reasonable cause to revoke the Appellant's foster care license because the Department's licensing reassessment did not clearly identify any failure by the Appellant to comply with specific licensing standards. In its decision to revoke her license, the Department cited…

In the Matter of RL, FH# 2017-0537

Antonia Chronis, Esq.
Affirmed - Cambridge Family and Children's Service (CFCS), a DCF contracted agency, had reasonable cause to deny the Appellant and the Appellant's home licensure as a pre-adoptive resource for her 3 great-nieces and great-nephews (A, G, and Z) where the following concerns were identified: 1) lack of…

In the Matter of LO, FH# 2017-1077

Lisa Anne Henshall
DCF did not have reasonable cause to revoke the Appellant's license to be a foster parent. The Department made the decision to revoke the Appellant's foster care license following a supported 51B report for neglect against the Appellant after the Appellant left the child in question, the Appellant's…

In the Matter of HW and DW, FH# 2017-0214

Anna L. Joseph
Affirmed - DCF had reasonable cause to revoke Appellant Foster Parents’ license and remove children from their pre-adoptive kinship home where: (1) Appellant Foster Parents appear to be sabotaging relationship between children and birth parents by having children call them “mommy and daddy” against…

In the Matter of LG, FH# 2017-0417

Maura E. Bradford
Reversed - DCF did not have reasonable cause to remove a child from a foster home or revoke the license of the Appellant Foster Parent where: (1) Appellant Foster Parent maintained a happy and safe environment for the children, (2) the children were unaware of drug use in the home, (3) the children…

In the Matter of DP, FH# 2017-1002

Lisa Anne Henshall
DCF had reasonable cause to remove the two subject children from the Appellant's pre-adoptive home where the Appellant used corporal discipline (spanking with hand, hitting with belt) to punish the children for poor behavior despite being instructed by, and agreeing to, DCF instruction not to do so.

In the Matter of LG & MG, FH# 2017-0560

Frances I. Wheat, MPA
Affirmed - DCF had reasonable cause to remove the subject child from the Appellants' unrestricted foster home where one Appellant (Mrs. G) 1) breached the confidentiality of the two foster children in her care by using social media to show images and videos of the children and 2) used social media…

In the Matter of JP, FH# 2017-0892

Nicholas Holahan
Reversed - DCF did not have reasonable cause to remove a Department foster child from the home of the Appellant (an approved pre-adoptive parent). The Department removed the child from the Appellant's pre-adoptive home to place him in a foster home with his sister, determining that this was the best…

In the Matter of L.L. & T.L., FH# 2017-0107

Frances I. Wheat, MPA
Affirmed - DCF’s decision to remove children from Appellant’s kinship foster/pre-adoptive home was reasonable where the Appellants, great grandmother and great aunt, violated their established safety plan; there were substantial concerns that the children lacked order and were missing daycare, which…

In the Matter of L.L. & T.L., FH# 2017-0107

Frances I. Wheat
Affirmed - The Hearing Officer found that the Department’s decision to remove children from Appellant’s DCF kinship foster/pre-adoptive home was reasonable; the decision was affirmed. The Department found that the appellants, great grandmother and great aunt, violated their established safety plan.…

In the Matter of FH, FH# 2017-0378

Anne L. Dale Nialetz
Affirmed - DCF had reasonable cause to find neglect, terminate foster care placement for two children, and revoke Appellant’s foster care license where: (1) Appellant left children in care of her son and did not disclose his history of substance use, sexualized behavior, and sexual assault; (2)…

In the Matter of YG, FH# 2017-0281

Maura E. Bradford
Affirmed - DCF had sufficient evidence to revoke the Appellant's kinship foster care license. The Appellant was an open kinship foster care provider for her niece, but the Department determined that the Appellant failed to meet foster care licensing standards after 1) a 51A report was filed alleging…

In the Matter of JE and DE, FH# 2017-0113

Jorge F. Ferreira
Affirmed - DCF did not violate regulations, policies, or procedures in revoking kinship care license where Appellants did not show adequate efforts to address the emotional needs of the child. Appellants showed no desire to be a part of their first child’s life once the child was hospitalized for…

In the Matter of LW, FH# 2017-0086

Frances I. Wheat, MPA
Affirmed - DCF had reasonable cause to deny Appellant’s application to become a licensed kinship, child-specific family resource when: (1) Appellant allowed non-approved individuals to care for the child in Appellant’s absence, including the child’s mother, who has a history of substance abuse, as…

In the Matter of AR, FH# 2017-0061

Frances I. Wheat, MPA
Affirmed - DCF had reasonable cause to revoke Appellant’s unrestricted family resources license when (1) Appellant had only hosted one foster child over the course of fifteen months in violation of DCF policy; (2) it was noted the Appellant had provided exemplary care and invaluable Spanish-language…

In the Matter of AJ, FH# 2017-0083

Antonia Chronis, Esq.
Affirmed - DCF had reasonable cause to revoke the foster care license of a foster parent when the parent did not provide a reason for requesting that DCF remove a foster child from care. A foster parent must able to manage the stressful situation of having a foster child. The foster parent was also…

In the Matter of CR, FH# 2017-0324

Laureen Decas
Affirmed - DCF had reasonable cause to revoke a license to provide kinship foster care where Appellant Foster Parent: (1) repeatedly lied to DCF about the presence in the home of a person with a prior criminal history; (2) failed to exercise due care in supervising the children; (3) disregarded a…

In the Matter of FH, FH# 2017-0376

Jorge F. Ferreira
Affirmed - DCF had reasonable cause to believe that the child has been neglected and that the Appellant's foster care license should be revoked where Appellant allowed the children to have an unsupervised visit with their birth mother who has a history of substance use. Appellant later encouraged…

In the Matter of LG and VG, FH# 2017-0067

Jorge F. Ferreira
Affirmed - DCF had reasonable cause to support allegations of neglect and physical abuse where the Appellant Adoptive Father purposefully hit the child with a sandal, leaving a clear mark that was visible on the child for a week. The child stated he was afraid of Appellant Adoptive Father and that…