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.
(P.A. 21-15, S. 24.)
History: P.A. 21-15 effective January 1, 2022.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 818 - Connecticut Parentage Act
Section 46b-450. - Short title: Connecticut Parentage Act.
Section 46b-451. - Definitions.
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-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-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-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-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-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-568. (Formerly Sec. 46b-170). - Withdrawal of petition. Agreement of settlement.
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-578. (Formerly Sec. 46b-179b). - Enforcement of foreign parentage judgment.