{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17a-46","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-46","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 17-444d). Deferral of photo-listing a child.","body":"(a) Deferral of the photo-listing of a child shall be for one or more of the following reasons: (1) The child is in an adoptive placement but is not legally adopted; (2) the child's foster parents or other individuals are now considering adoption; (3) diagnostic study or testing is required to clarify the child's problem and provide an adequate description; (4) the child is currently in a hospital and continuing need for daily professional care will not permit placement in a family setting; or (5) the child is fourteen years of age or older and will not consent to an adoption plan.\n(b) Approval of a request to defer photo-listing for any of the reasons specified in subdivision (2) or (3) of subsection (a) of this section shall be valid for a period not to exceed ninety days. There shall be no subsequent deferrals for such reasons.","path":["TITLE 17a. SOCIAL AND HUMAN SERVICES AND RESOURCES","CHAPTER 319*. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES","PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_319.htm#sec_17a-46","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":"78c5eff1dce77796305dd25d4d525e3f37670dfa876c68cda7fca554acfc79e0","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17a-45","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17a-47"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}