Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 818 - Connecticut Parentage Act
Section 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) “Alleged genetic parent” means a person who is alleged to be, or alleges that the person is, a genetic parent or possible genetic parent of a child whose parentage has not been adjudicated. “Alleged genetic parent” includes an alleged genetic father and alleged genetic mother. “Alleged genetic parent” shall not include:
(A) A presumed parent;
(B) A person whose parental rights have been terminated or declared not to exist; or
(C) A donor.
(4) “Assisted reproduction” means a method of causing pregnancy other than sexual intercourse. “Assisted reproduction” includes:
(A) Intrauterine, intracervical or vaginal insemination;
(B) Donation of gametes;
(C) Donation of embryos;
(D) In-vitro fertilization and transfer of embryos; and
(E) Intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
(5) “Birth” includes stillbirth.
(6) “Child” means a person of any age whose parentage may be determined under sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive.
(7) “Child support agency” means the Office of Child Support Services within the Department of Social Services, established pursuant to section 17b-179, and authorized to administer the child support program mandated by Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, 42 USC 651 et seq., as amended from time to time.
(8) “Determination of parentage” means establishment of a parent-child relationship by a court adjudication or signing of a valid acknowledgment of parentage under sections 46b-476 to 46b-487, inclusive.
(9) “Donor” means a person who provides a gamete or gametes or an embryo or embryos intended for use in assisted reproduction, whether or not for consideration. “Donor” shall not include:
(A) A person who gives birth to a child conceived by assisted reproduction, except as provided in sections 46b-521 to 46b-538, inclusive; or
(B) A parent under sections 46b-509 to 46b-517, inclusive, or an intended parent under sections 46b-521 to 46b-538, inclusive.
(10) “Gamete” means a sperm or egg and includes any part of a sperm or egg.
(11) “Embryo” means a cell or group of cells containing a diploid component of chromosomes or a group of such cells, not including a gamete, that has the potential to develop into a live human being if transferred into the body of a person under conditions in which gestation may be reasonably expected to occur.
(12) “Genetic testing” means an analysis of genetic markers to identify or exclude a genetic relationship.
(13) “Intended parent” means a person, married or unmarried, who manifests an intent to be legally bound as a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction.
(14) “Parent” means a person who has established a parent-child relationship under section 46b-471.
(15) “Parentage” or “parent-child relationship” means the legal relationship between a child and a parent of the child.
(16) “Person” means a natural person of any age.
(17) “Presumed parent” means a person who under section 46b-488 is presumed to be a parent of a child, unless the presumption is overcome in a judicial proceeding.
(18) “Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
(19) “Sign” means, with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record:
(A) To execute or adopt a tangible symbol; or
(B) To attach to or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol, sound or process.
(20) “Signatory” means a person who signs a record.
(21) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession under the jurisdiction of the United States. “State” includes a federally recognized Indian tribe.
(22) “Transfer” means a procedure for assisted reproduction by which an embryo or sperm is placed in the body of the person who will give birth to the child.
(23) “Witnessed” means that at least one person who is authorized to sign has signed a record to verify that the person personally observed a signatory sign the record.
(P.A. 21-15, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 21-15 effective January 1, 2022.

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