In re Teagan K.-O.

Summary

The court held that the father's immediate appeal from the denial of his motion to dismiss was permissible because delaying review of jurisdiction threatened irreparable harm to the parent-child relationship and the child's interest in stability. On the merits, the court held that Connecticut could not adjudicate the neglect petition because the statutory territorial requirement for juvenile matters was not satisfied, regardless of any jurisdictional basis under the UCCJEA. The denial of the motion to dismiss was therefore reversed with direction to grant the motion.