Statutes | Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Law Title 5, Chapter 5 ยง 5 | 2020
a. Upon the filing of a petition for the termination of parental rights, the court shall set a time for hearing the petition. The time for the hearing shall not be more than thirty (30) business days after the filing of the petition.
b. The court shall cause a notice of the hearing to be given to the parents of the minor Child, including any parent of a minor who is himself a parent, the guardian or any other person whom the court deems appropriate, CPS, and to the Child if he is over the age of fourteen (14) years. The notice shall state that the party whose parental rights are being terminated has the right to be represented by counsel.
c. Notice of the hearing and a copy of the petition, certified by the petitioner or his attorney or the court clerk, shall be served at least ten (10) business days before the date of the hearing by personal service on the persons enumerated in subsection (b) of this Section. If personal service cannot be reasonably effected or the address of any person is unknown, a judge or court clerk shall order notice to be given by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or by publication at least ten (10) business days 21 before the date of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the place of the last-known address of the person to be notified, whether within or without Connecticut, or if no such address is known, in a newspaper of general circulation in the region where the Court is located.
d. Notice and appearance may be waived by a parent in writing before the court, provided that such parent has been apprised by the court of the meaning and consequences of the termination action. The parent who has executed such a waiver shall not be required to appear at the subsequent hearing. Where the parent is a minor, the waiver shall be effective only upon approval by the court.