A recent Connecticut Law Tribune editorial that questions the constitutionality of the administrative review process in the case of a restraining order application is reckless and meritless, at best.
The editorial criticizes procedures put in place after the horrific homicide of seven-month-old Aaden Moreno in Middletown. Readers may recall that in 2015, a Middletown family court judge denied a restraining order application from Aaden’s mother, which might have included protection for Aaden. Absent a risk assessment and according to court transcripts, the judge indicated that he was not convinced that there was a continuous threat of present physical pain or physical injury. After that denial, Aaden’s father, who would have been subject to the order, murdered the child.
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