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No , the child is still considered a minor until the day he or she turns 18
On Mar 17, 2016 9:19 AM, "Marcia Brubeck" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> If a hospital calls DCF and reports that the child has been abandoned (the
> legal parent refuses to pick up the child at discharge), can DCF refuse to
> take custody on the ground that the child is seventeen and one-half years
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> Marcia E. Brubeck, LCSW
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> Hartford, CT
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> www. MarciaBrubeck.com <http://www.marciabrubeck.com/>
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