In re Shanice P.
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****************************************************** The officially released date that appears near the beginning of each opinion is the date the opinion will be published in the Connecticut Law Journal or the date it was released as a slip opinion. The operative date for the beginning of all time periods for filing postopinion motions and petitions for certification is the officially released date appearing in the opinion. In no event will any such motions be accepted before the officially released date. All opinions are subject to modification and technical correction prior to official publication in the Connecticut Reports and Connecticut Appellate Reports. In the event of discrepancies between the electronic version of an opinion and the print version appearing in the Connecticut Law Journal and subsequently in the Connecticut Reports or Connecticut Appellate Reports, the latest print version is to be considered authoritative. The syllabus and procedural history accompanying the opinion as it appears on the Commission on Official Legal Publications Electronic Bulletin Board Service and in the Connecticut Law Journal and bound volumes of official reports are copyrighted by the Secretary of the State, State of Connecticut, and may not be reproduced and distributed without the express written permission of the Commission on Official Legal Publications, Judicial Branch, State of Connecticut. ****************************************************** IN RE SHANICE P.* (AC 20896) Landau, Flynn and Peters, Js. Argued June 8 officially released June 12, 20011 Counsel Opinion PER CURIAM. The respondent father appeals from the judgment of the trial court terminating his parental rights with respect to his minor child.2 We dismiss the appeal because the respondent failed to appear for oral argument.3 The appeal is dismissed. * In accordance with the spirit and intent of General Statutes § 46b-142 (b) and Practice Book § 79-3, the names of the parties involved in this appeal are not disclosed. The records and papers of this case shall be open for inspection only to persons having a proper interest therein and upon order of the Appellate Court. Reporter of Judicial Decisions 1 June 12, 2001, the date that this decision was released as a slip opiinion, is the operative date for all substantive and procedural purposes. 2 Trial counsel for the respondent father, who had been appointed by the court for purposes of trial, moved to withdraw from the case following the judgment rendered by the trial court upon granting the termination petition. The court appointed an attorney to review the record to determine if an appeal was warranted. Substitute counsel concluded that no nonfrivolous issues for appeal existed and declined to pursue an appeal. The minor child s biological mother consented to the termination of her parental rights conditioned on the court s granting the termination petition against the father. 3 Members of the court s staff placed telephone calls to the number provided by the respondent father but were unable to communicate with him. The respondent father failed to appear as of the conclusion of this court s docket. The petitioner, the commissioner of children and families, has consented not to begin adoption proceedings until July 7, 2001.
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