{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17a-129","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-129","heading":"Department not required to seek custody of certain children and youths.","body":"There shall be no requirement for the Department of Children and Families to seek custody of any child or youth with mental illness, emotional disturbance, a behavioral disorder or developmental or physical disability if such child is voluntarily placed with the department by a parent or guardian of the child for the purpose of accessing an out-of-home placement or intensive outpatient service, including, but not limited to, residential treatment programs, therapeutic foster care programs and extended day treatment programs, except as permitted pursuant to sections 17a-101g and 46b-129. Commitment to or protective supervision or protection by the department shall not be a condition for receipt of services or benefits delivered or funded by the department.","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-129","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":"17dba05c159e959127cc3a07b5949f311ab1715d41cb884e9f68e9aa99b63c97","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17a-128","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17a-130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}