Adoption means legally and permanently assuming the responsibility of raising a child as one's own.
Leave for adoption may be taken for the following reasons:
Pre-adoption activities
Absences required for the adoption to proceed, such as required counseling sessions, court appearances and travel to different localities.
Bonding with child upon legal adoption
Absences taken to allow a parent to develop a mutual emotional and psychological closeness with the child upon the legal adoption of the child.
For pre-placement activities, the parent can receive CT Paid Leave benefits in connection with the leave taken on an intermittent, reduced schedule or block basis.
For bonding upon the placement, the parent can receive CT Paid Leave benefits in connection with leave taken on a block basis or, with the employer's consent, on a reduced schedule or intermittent basis.
No matter when you start your bonding leave, it must be completed within 12 months of the child's adoption.
Foster Care Placement is 24-hour care for children in substitution for, and away from, their parents or guardian. Such placements involve state action, voluntary or involuntary removal of the child from the parents or guardian, and an agreement between the state and foster family that the family will care for the child. Eligible employees may receive CT Paid Leave benefits in connection with leave taken for a foster care placement of any duration.
Leave for foster care placement may be taken for the following reasons:
Absences required for the foster care placement to proceed, such as required counseling sessions, court appearances and travel to different localities;
Bonding with child upon placement
Absences taken to allow a parent to develop a mutual emotional and psychological closeness with the child upon the placement of the foster child.
For pre-placement activities, the parent can receive CT Paid Leave benefits in connection with the leave taken on an intermittent, reduced schedule or block basis.
For bonding upon the placement, the parent can receive CT Paid Leave benefits in connection with leave taken on a block basis or, with the employer's consent, on a reduced schedule or intermittent basis.
No matter when you start your bonding leave, it must be completed within 12 months of the child's placement in your home.
