The Rules Committee of the Connecticut Judicial Branch met on Tuesday, February 10, 2015.
During the meeting the Committee considered three proposals by Coalition members.
The first proposal submitted by Ms. Susan Skipp was that the "Connecticut Practice Book" rules 25-60a are inadequate to ensure the confidentiality and privacy of medical records and psychiatric evaluations. The Committee tabled that proposal until it can hear further from the Family Commission.
The second proposal submitted by Anonymous suggested that the Committee adjust the "Connecticut Practice Book" to institute a policy of requiring that transcripts and memorandum of decision redact information on children's medical conditions and treatment. Again this proposal was tabled until the Committee could hear from the Family Commission.
The third proposal submitted by Ms. Marissa Ringel was to adjust "Connecticut Practice Book" 25-70 to include a new rule of practice requiring an evidentiary hearing prior to an order of supervised visitation and also requiring that supervised visitation be limited to a three month period. The Committee decided not to act on this last proposal any further.
There were several other proposals worth reviewing and to look at those, please click on the link below:
http://www.jud.ct.gov/Committees/rules/rules_min_021015.PDFThere were several other proposals worth reviewing and to look at those, please click on the link below:
The next meeting of this Committee will be held on Monday, March 16, 2015, at 2:00p.m. in the Supreme Court courtroom, Supreme Court Building, 231 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT.
