Supreme Court of Connecticut July 8, 2003, SC 16930 (In re Devon B.)

lead-opinion

Opinion

KATZ, J.

The respondent,2 Tammy M., appeals3 from the judgment of the trial court committing her infant *574son, Devon B., to the custody of the petitioner, the department of children and families. The dispositive issue on appeal is the respondent’s claim that the court improperly denied her motion to cite in the department of mental retardation as a necessary party.