• Has the Connecticut Department of Children and Families investigated you or someone in your family?
• Do you need assistance with a juvenile court case?
• Are you a relative of an abused or neglected child who wants to know your legal rights and options and possible courses of action?

Dealing with the Department of Children and Families can be complex and intimidating. Attorney Carnese has 20 years of experience representing parents, grandparents, children and guardians or foster parents in dealing with the Department of Children and Families including administrative hearings, and juvenile court proceedings and working with counselors and medical professionals. Representation of any interested parties in temporary custody, child abuse and neglect cases, families with service needs, juvenile delinquency, youth in crisis, transfer of guardianship and termination of parental rights cases.

CT Department of Children and Families (DCF)
CT Office of Child Advocate.