In re Teagan K.-O.

Summary

The court held that the father's interlocutory appeal from the denial of his motion to dismiss was immediately appealable because delaying review of jurisdiction threatened irreparable harm to the parent-child relationship and the child's interest in permanency. On the merits, Connecticut could not adjudicate the neglect petition because the statutory territorial requirement for proceedings involving neglected children within the state was not satisfied, regardless of any jurisdictional basis under the UCCJEA. The court therefore reversed and directed dismissal of the petition.