Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 818 - Connecticut Parentage Act
Section 46b-450. - Short title: Connecticut Parentage Act.

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 46b - Family Law

Chapter 818 - Connecticut Parentage Act

Section 46b-450. - Short title: Connecticut Parentage Act.

Section 46b-451. - Definitions.

Section 46b-452. - Scope.

Section 46b-453. - Applicable law.

Section 46b-454. - Authorized court. Exceptions.

Section 46b-458. - Standing to maintain proceedings.

Section 46b-459. - Notice of proceeding.

Section 46b-460. - Personal jurisdiction.

Section 46b-461. - Venue.

Section 46b-462. - Temporary order.

Section 46b-463. - Child as party.

Section 46b-464. - Public access to proceedings and documents filed with court.

Section 46b-465. - Dismissal for want of prosecution.

Section 46b-466. - Order adjudicating parentage.

Section 46b-467. - Court authority to order name of child changed.

Section 46b-468. - Binding effect of determination of parentage.

Section 46b-469. - Adjudicating parentage of child with adjudicated parent.

Section 46b-470. - Data privacy.

Section 46b-471. - Establishment of parent-child relationship.

Section 46b-472. - No discrimination based on marital status or gender of parent or circumstance of birth of child.

Section 46b-473. - Consequences of establishing parentage.

Section 46b-474. - Application of provisions to parent-child relationship.

Section 46b-475. - Adjudicating competing claims of parentage.

Section 46b-476. - Acknowledgement of parentage.

Section 46b-477. - Execution of acknowledgment of parentage.

Section 46b-478. - Rules for acknowledgment of parentage.

Section 46b-479. - Effect of acknowledgment of parentage.

Section 46b-480. - No filing fee.

Section 46b-481. - Ratification barred.

Section 46b-482. - Procedure for recission.

Section 46b-483. - Challenge after expiration period for recission. Procedure for challenge.

Section 46b-484. - Full faith and credit.

Section 46b-485. - Forms for acknowledgment of parentage.

Section 46b-486. - Release of information.

Section 46b-487. - Adoption of regulations.

Section 46b-488. - Presumption of parentage.

Section 46b-489. - Adjudicating parentage of child with presumed parent.

Section 46b-490. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Adjudicating claim of de facto parentage of child.

Section 46b-491. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Commencement of court proceeding to adjudicate claim of de facto parentage of child.

Section 46b-495. - Genetic testing. Definitions.

Section 46b-496. - Scope and limitations of genetic testing.

Section 46b-497. - Authority to order or deny genetic testing.

Section 46b-498. - Requirements for genetic testing.

Section 46b-499. - Report of genetic testing.

Section 46b-500. - Challenge to genetic testing results.

Section 46b-501. - Cost of genetic testing.

Section 46b-502. - Additional genetic testing.

Section 46b-503. - Adjudicating parentage of child with alleged genetic parent.

Section 46b-504. - Confidentiality of genetic testing.

Section 46b-505. - Admissibility of results of genetic testing.

Section 46b-509. - Applicability.

Section 46b-510. - Parental status of donor.

Section 46b-511. - Parentage of child of assisted reproduction.

Section 46b-512. - Consent to assisted reproduction.

Section 46b-513. - Limitation on spouse's dispute of parentage.

Section 46b-514. - Effect of certain legal proceedings regarding marriage.

Section 46b-515. - Withdrawal of consent.

Section 46b-516. - Parental status of deceased person.

Section 46b-517. - Assisted reproduction: Order of parentage.

Section 46b-521. - Surrogacy agreements. Definitions.

Section 46b-522. - Eligibility to enter into gestational or genetic agreement.

Section 46b-523. - Requirements of gestational or surrogacy agreement: Process.

Section 46b-524. - Requirements of gestational or genetic surrogacy agreement: Content.

Section 46b-525. - Effect of subsequent change of marital status of surrogate.

Section 46b-526. - Effect of subsequent change of marital status of intended parent.

Section 46b-527. - Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.

Section 46b-528. - Termination of gestational surrogacy agreement.

Section 46b-529. - Parentage under gestational surrogacy agreement.

Section 46b-530. - Gestational surrogacy agreement: Parentage of deceased intended parent.

Section 46b-531. - Gestatiopnal surrogacy agreement: Judgment of parentage.

Section 46b-532. - Effect of gestational surrogacy agreement.

Section 46b-533. - Requirements to validate genetic surrogacy agreement.

Section 46b-534. - Termination of genetic surrogacy agreement.

Section 46b-535. - Parentage under validated genetic surrogacy agreement.

Section 46b-536. - Effect of nonvalidated genetic surrogacy agreement.

Section 46b-537. - Genetic surrogacy agreement: Parentage of deceased intended parent.

Section 46b-538. - Breach of genetic surrogacy agreement.

Section 46b-542. - Information about donor. Definitions.

Section 46b-543. - Application of provisions re collection of gametes.

Section 46b-544. - Collection of information by gamete bank or fertility clinic.

Section 46b-545. - Declaration regarding identity disclosure.

Section 46b-546. - Disclosure of identifying information and medical history.

Section 46b-547. - Recordkeeping.

Section 46b-551. - Uniformity of application and construction.

Section 46b-552. - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

Section 46b-553. - Transitional provision.

Section 46b-560. (Formerly Sec. 46b-160). - Petition to adjudicate parentage. Continuance of case. Evidence. Jurisdiction over alleged parent. Personal service. Petition to include answer form, notice and application for appointment of counsel. Genet...

Section 46b-561. (Formerly Sec. 46b-161). - Procedure brought prior to birth of child.

Section 46b-562. (Formerly Sec. 46b-162). - Action by state or town.

Section 46b-563. (Formerly Sec. 46b-163). - Action not defeated by stillbirth or other premature termination of pregnancy.

Section 46b-564. (Formerly Sec. 46b-165). - Testimony of parent or alleged parent.

Section 46b-565. (Formerly Sec. 46b-168). - Assessment of costs for genetic tests.

Section 46b-566. (Formerly Sec. 46b-168a). - Genetic tests in IV-D support cases when parentage is at issue.

Section 46b-567. (Formerly Sec. 46b-169). - Compelling disclosure of name of alleged genetic parent. Institution of action.

Section 46b-568. (Formerly Sec. 46b-170). - Withdrawal of petition. Agreement of settlement.

Section 46b-569. (Formerly Sec. 46b-171). - Judgment of court or family support magistrate. Support orders. Past-due support. Reopened judgment of parentage.

Section 46b-570. (Formerly Sec. 46b-172). - Agreement to support; judgment. Proceeding to obtain order of support.

Section 46b-571. (Formerly Sec. 46b-172a). - Filing of claim for parentage by alleged genetic parent. Attorney General as party. Child as party. Hearing. Rights and responsibilities upon adjudication or acknowledgment of parentage. Claim for parentag...

Section 46b-572. (Formerly Sec. 46b-174). - Enforcement and modification of prior orders and agreements.

Section 46b-573. (Formerly Sec. 46b-176). - Continued liability of person committed for failure to comply with order.

Section 46b-574. (Formerly Sec. 46b-177). - Support of defendant while imprisoned.

Section 46b-575. (Formerly Sec. 46b-178). - Wage execution.

Section 46b-576. (Formerly Sec. 46b-179). - Foreign parentage judgments.

Section 46b-577. (Formerly Sec. 46b-179a). - Registry of foreign parentage judgments. Filing of certified copy and certification of final judgment.

Section 46b-578. (Formerly Sec. 46b-179b). - Enforcement of foreign parentage judgment.

Section 46b-579. (Formerly Sec. 46b-179c). - Notification of filing judgment. Proof of service to be filed with court.

Section 46b-580. (Formerly Sec. 46b-179d). - Enforcement of foreign parentage judgment stayed by other pending actions.