The Connecticut Supreme Court approved the state's action in a decision that took away the children of a mother who has a mental illness. The high court's ruling frustrates advocates for the mentally ill. The ruling, says Roger E. Bunker, the mother's attorney, not only "cuts against parents with disabilities, but against children with disabilities whose parents need help caring for them."
October 01, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Ann F., the loving mother of two young daughters, has the proverbial “heart of gold.”
But Ann F. also has a history of mental illness. And even though there is no evidence she abused her children, the state has taken 11-year-old Eden and 7-year-old Joann away from her.
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