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Twelve-year-old Jacqueline “Mimi” Torres-Garcia of New Britain, Connecticut , should still be here. Instead, her life was stolen after months of abuse — while the very systems designed to protect her looked away.   Her mother gained custody by default, even after prior DCF involvement. When Mimi was withdrawn from school and marked as “homeschooled,” no one verified her safety. There were no welfare checks, no alarms raised — and for more than a year, her voice was lost to silence.   I created the “Mimi’s Law” petition because silence has consequences. Connecticut must close the deadly loopholes that allow children to disappear from the system’s view.   🕯️ What Mimi’s Law Calls For Mandatory in-person welfare checks for homeschooled children or those withdrawn from public schools. Custody order verification before any parent with a DCF record gains or resumes custody. Cross-agency alerts and data sharing between schools, law ...