Conn. Practice Book § 35a-21

Unless a different period is provided by statute, appeals from final judgments or decisions of

the Superior Court in child protection matters shall

be taken within twenty days from the issuance of

notice of the rendition of the judgment or decision

from which the appeal is taken. If an extension to

file an appeal is granted, the extension may not

exceed an additional twenty days in all child protection appeals, except in an appeal in a termination of parental rights proceeding, the extension

may not exceed an additional forty days pursuant

to Section 79a-2.

(b) If an indigent party, child or youth wishes to

appeal a final decision, the trial attorney shall file

an appeal or seek review by an appellate review

attorney in accordance with the rules for appeals

in child protection matters in Chapter 79a. The

reviewing attorney determining whether there is

a nonfrivolous ground for appeal shall file a limited

‘‘in addition to’’ appearance with the trial court for

purposes of reviewing the merits of an appeal. If

the reviewing attorney determines there is merit

to an appeal, the reviewing attorney shall notify

the court, and the court shall grant the indigent

party’s application for appellate counsel, who shall

file a limited ‘‘in addition to’’ appearance for the

appeal with the Appellate Court. The trial attorney

shall remain in the underlying juvenile matters

case in order to handle ongoing procedures

before the local or regional juvenile court. Any

attorney who files an appeal or files an appear -

ance in the Appellate Court after an appeal has

been filed shall be deemed to have appeared in

the trial court for the limited purpose of prosecuting or defending the appeal.

(c) Unless a new appeal period is created pursuant to Section 79a-2 (a), the time to take an

appeal shall not be extended past forty days for

an appeal from a judgment that did not result in

a termination of parental rights (the original twenty

days plus one twenty day extension for appellate

review) or past sixty days for an appeal from a

judgment terminating parental rights (the original

twenty days plus one forty day extension for

appellate review), from the date of the issuance of

notice of the rendition of the judgment or decision.