The respondent shall be present at any hearing for his or her guardianship, except that the court may exclude the respondent from such portions of the hearing at which testimony is given which the court determines would be seriously detrimental to his or her emotional or mental condition. Any person having knowledge that the respondent is or will be medicated at that time, shall inform the court of such fact and to the extent he or she knows the same, shall inform the court of the common effects of such medication.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-675
(Formerly Sec. 45-327). Right of respondent to be at hearing
Known as the Connecticut Uniform Adult Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act
The act spans §§ 45–45 (143 sections).
(P.A. 82-337, S. 8; P.A. 16-49, S. 6.) History: Sec. 45-327 transferred to Sec. 45a-675 in 1991; P.A. 16-49 made technical changes.
Official source: Connecticut General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Connecticut statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.