Cookouts, pool parties, graduation celebrations — it's the best time of year in New Milford. But before the invitations go out, every parent in Litchfield County needs to understand one thing: if minors are drinking at your home, Connecticut law can hold you criminally and civilly responsible — even if you didn't supply the alcohol, and even if you weren't there.

No parent should have to get that phone call. But if your child was hurt at a graduation party where alcohol was involved, Connecticut law may hold the adult host responsible — and you may be entitled to more than you think. Here's what families in Litchfield County need to know.