{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17a-109","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-109","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 17-39). Commitment of children to child-caring facilities.","body":"When, because of the mental or physical condition of any child committed to the Commissioner of Children and Families under the provisions of section 46b-129, or because of a behavior problem, such child cannot be satisfactorily cared for in a foster home, said commissioner may bring a petition to the court which committed such child for the commitment of such child to a suitable child-caring facility, and, upon being satisfied that such commitment is in the best interest of such child, such court shall commit such child to such an institution.","path":["TITLE 17a. SOCIAL AND HUMAN SERVICES AND RESOURCES","CHAPTER 319a*. CHILD WELFARE","PART I. DEPENDENT AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_319a.htm#sec_17a-109","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:02Z","sha256":"61e8b90498d6bbd18e2d4a7f24e2d5fb708de209820ea5a62e08de6745067e0e","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17a-108","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17a-110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}