Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-450
Short title: Connecticut Parentage Act
Sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive, may be cited as the Connecticut Parentage Act.
General Statutes of Connecticut Chapter 818 — Connecticut Parentage Act and Parentage-Related Provisions
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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-451
Definitions
As used in sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive: (1) “Acknowledged parent” means a person who has established a parent-child relationship under sections 46b-476 to 46b-487, inclusive. (2) “Adjudicated parent” means a person who has been adjudicated to be a parent of a child by a court of competent jurisdiction. (3) “…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-452
Scope
(a) Sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive, apply to a determination of parentage. (b) Sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive, do not create, affect, enlarge or diminish the equitable powers of the courts of this state or parental rights or duties under the law of this state other than public act 21-15*.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-453
Applicable law
The court shall apply the law of this state to determine parentage. The applicable law shall not depend on: (1) The place of birth of the child; or (2) the past or present residence of the child.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-454
Authorized court. Exceptions
(a) Petitions to adjudicate parentage shall be filed in the Family Division of the Superior Court, except that: (1) Petitions by an alleged genetic parent seeking to establish the alleged genetic parent's parentage pursuant to section 46b-571 shall be filed in the Probate Court; (2) petitions to determine parentage aft…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-458
Standing to maintain proceedings
Subject to the provisions of sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive, a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may be maintained by: (1) The child, if the child is eighteen years of age or older or, if the child is a minor, through a representative of the child; (2) the person who gave birth to the child, unless a court has…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-459
Notice of proceeding
(a) Notice of a proceeding to adjudicate parentage shall be given, by the petitioner for proceedings in the Superior Court and by the Court for proceedings in the Probate Court, to the following persons: (1) The person who gave birth to the child, unless a court has adjudicated that such person is not a parent; (2) a p…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-460
Personal jurisdiction
(a) A court may adjudicate a person's parentage of a child only if the court has personal jurisdiction over that person. (b) A court of this state with jurisdiction to adjudicate parentage may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident person, or the guardian or conservator of the person consistent with the laws…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-461
Venue
(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of this section, venue for a proceeding to adjudicate parentage is in the judicial district in which: (1) The child resides; or (2) If the child shall not reside in this state, the petitioner or respondent resides. (b) In actions filed in the Probate Court by…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-462
Temporary order
(a) In a proceeding under sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive, a court may issue a temporary order for child support if the order is consistent with the law of this state other than the provisions of sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive, and the person ordered to pay support is: (1) A presumed parent of the child;…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-463
Child as party
Except as provided in sections 46b-129, 46b-129a and 46b-571, a minor child is a permissive party but not a necessary party to a proceeding under sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-464
Public access to proceedings and documents filed with court
(a) For proceedings in the Superior Court on family relations matters as described in section 46b-1, there shall be a presumption that courtroom proceedings shall be open to the public and that documents filed with the court shall be available to the public. Closure of the courtroom in family relations matters and the…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-465
Dismissal for want of prosecution
The court may dismiss a proceeding under sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive, for want of prosecution only without prejudice. An order of dismissal for want of prosecution purportedly with prejudice is void and has only the effect of a dismissal without prejudice.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-466
Order adjudicating parentage
(a) An order adjudicating parentage shall identify the child in a manner provided by the law of this state other than sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the court may assess filing fees, reasonable attorney's fees, fees for genetic testing, other costs and…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-467
Court authority to order name of child changed
On request of a party and for good cause, the court in a proceeding under sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive, may order the name of the child changed. If the court order changing the child's name varies from the name on the child's birth certificate, the court shall order the Department of Public Health to issue an…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-468
Binding effect of determination of parentage
(a) A party to an adjudication of parentage by a court acting under circumstances that satisfy the jurisdiction requirements of the applicable laws of this state, including the provisions of public act 21-15*, and any person who received notice of the proceeding are bound by the adjudication. (b) In a proceeding for di…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-469
Adjudicating parentage of child with adjudicated parent
(a) If a child has an adjudicated parent, a proceeding to challenge the adjudication, brought by a person who was a party to the adjudication or received notice under section 46b-459, is governed by the Connecticut Practice Book and other provisions of the general statutes concerning the opening or setting aside of jud…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-470
Data privacy
A proceeding under sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive, is subject to the law of this state other than said sections, which govern the health, safety, privacy and liberty of a child or other person who could be affected by disclosure of information that could identify the child or other person, including address, te…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-471
Establishment of parent-child relationship
A parent-child relationship is established between a person and a child if: (1) The person gives birth to the child, except as otherwise provided in sections 46b-521 to 46b-538, inclusive; (2) There is a presumption under subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of section 46b-488 of the person's parentage of the child…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-472
No discrimination based on marital status or gender of parent or circumstance of birth of child
A parent-child relationship extends equally to every child and parent, regardless of the marital status or gender of the parent or the circumstances of the birth of the child.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-473
Consequences of establishing parentage
Unless parental rights are terminated, a parent-child relationship established under sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive, applies for all purposes.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-474
Application of provisions to parent-child relationship
To the extent practicable, a provision of sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive, applicable to a father-child relationship or applicable to a mother-child relationship shall apply to any parent-child relationship, regardless of the gender of the parent.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-475
Adjudicating competing claims of parentage
(a) Except as provided in public act 21-15*, in a proceeding to adjudicate competing claims of parentage of a child by two or more persons, the court shall adjudicate parentage in the best interest of the child, based on: (1) The age of the child; (2) The length of time during which each person assumed the role of pare…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-476
Acknowlegment of parentage
A person who gave birth to a child and an alleged genetic parent of the child, a presumed parent under section 46b-488, or an intended parent under sections 46b-509 to 46b-517, inclusive, may sign an acknowledgment of parentage to establish the parentage of the child.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-477
Execution of acknowledgment of parentage
(a) An acknowledgment of parentage under section 46b-476 shall: (1) Be in a record signed by the person who gave birth to the child and by the person seeking to establish a parent-child relationship, and the signatures shall be attested by a notarial officer or witnessed; (2) State that the child whose parentage is bei…
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