Ask a question on the site
Questions
Lawyers
Blogs
Legislation
Contacts
Become a lawyer
Login Registration
Section 45a-706. (Formerly Sec. 45-61a). - Rule of construction. - The provisions of sections 45a-706 to 45a-709, inclusive, 45a-715 to...
Section 45a-706a. - Indian Child Welfare Act. Application to actions and proceedings involving an Indian child. - (a) As used in this section, (1) “Indian child” has...
Section 45a-707. (Formerly Sec. 45-61b). - Definitions. - As used in sections 45a-187, 45a-706 to 45a-709, inclusive, 45a-715...
Section 45a-708. (Formerly Sec. 45-61e). - Guardian ad litem for minor or incompetent parent. - (a) When, with respect to any petition for termination of...
Section 45a-709. (Formerly Sec. 45-61k). - Validity of proceedings prior to statutory changes. - (a) Notwithstanding any provision of sections 17a-112, 17a-113, 17a-148, 45a-187,...
Section 45a-715. (Formerly Sec. 45-61c). - Petition to terminate parental rights. Cooperative postadoption agreements. - (a) Any of the following persons may petition the Probate...
Section 45a-716. (Formerly Sec. 45-61d). - Hearing on petition to terminate parental rights. Notice. Attorney General as party. - (a) Upon receipt of a petition for termination of parental...
Section 45a-717. (Formerly Sec. 45-61f). - Termination of parental rights. Conduct of hearing. Investigation and report. Grounds for termination. - (a) At the hearing held on any petition for the...
Section 45a-718. (Formerly Sec. 45-61h). - Appointment and duties of statutory parent. Removal or resignation. - (a) If a child is free for adoption as provided...
Section 45a-719. - Reopening judgment terminating parental rights. Best interest of child. Final decree of adoption. - The court may grant a motion to open or set...
Section 45a-724. (Formerly Sec. 45-61i). - Who may give child in adoption. - (a) The following persons may give a child in adoption:...
Section 45a-724a. - Placement for adoption with child-placing agency by Commissioner of Children and Families. - Upon the termination of parental rights by the court pursuant...
Section 45a-725. (Formerly Sec. 45-61j). - When child free for adoption. - A minor child shall be considered free for adoption and...
Section 45a-726. (Formerly Sec. 45-61l). - Placement of adoptive children by Commissioner of Children and Families or child-placing agency. - (a) If the Commissioner of Children and Families or a...
Section 45a-726a. - Consideration of sexual orientation of prospective adoptive or foster parent. - Section 45a-726a is repealed, effective July 1, 2013. (P.A. 91-58,...
Section 45a-726b. - Recruitment of minority families not to delay placement of adoptive child. - The recruitment of minority families may not be a reason...
Section 45a-726c. - Term “adoptive parent” substituted for “adopting parent”. - (a) Wherever the words “adopting parent” are used in the...
Section 45a-727. (Formerly Sec. 45-63). - Application and agreement for adoption. Investigation, report. Adoptive parents entitled to receive copy of records and other information re history of child. Assessment of fees. Hearing and decree. - (a)(1) Except as provided in section 46b-129b, each adoption matter...
Section 45a-727a. - Legislative findings re best interests of child. - The General Assembly finds that: (1) The best interests of...
Section 45a-727b. - Endorsement of rights and responsibilities of unmarried persons to child subject to adoption, but not marriage or union of such persons. - Section 45a-727b is repealed, effective July 1, 2013. (P.A. 00-228,...
Section 45a-728. (Formerly Sec. 45-63b). - Regulations re adoption placement of children identified or located by prospective parents. - The Commissioner of Children and Families shall adopt regulations in...
Section 45a-728a. - Participation in birth and visitation of newborn identified for adoption by prospective adoptive parents. - Prospective adoptive parents may participate in the labor and birth...
Section 45a-728b. - Discharge of newborn identified for adoption from hospital. Prospective adoptive parents permitted to attend hospital programs re infant care. - Any licensed hospital discharging a newborn infant identified for adoption...
Section 45a-728c. - Payment of expenses of birth mother by prospective adoptive parents. - With respect to adoption placement of children who have been...
Section 45a-728d. - Advertising by birth parent and prospective adoptive parent for purpose of identified adoption. - Any birth parent may advertise through any public media in...
Section 45a-729. (Formerly Sec. 45-63c). - Penalty for violation of provisions re adoption placement. - Any person who places a child for adoption in violation...
Section 45a-730. (Formerly Sec. 45-63d). - Validation of foreign adoption. Petition filed in Probate Court. - (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 45a-727, when the adoption...
Section 45a-731. (Formerly Sec. 45-64a). - Effects of final decree of adoption. Surviving rights. - A final decree of adoption, whether issued by a court...
Section 45a-731a. - Issuance of final adoption decree notwithstanding death of child. - If (1) a minor child, free for adoption pursuant to...
Section 45a-732. (Formerly Sec. 45-62). - Husband and wife to join in adoption. - A married person shall not adopt a child unless both...
Section 45a-733. (Formerly Sec. 45-63a). - Procedure on application for adoption by stepparent or person who shares parental responsibility with the parent of a child. - (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 45a-727, in the case...
Section 45a-734. (Formerly Sec. 45-67). - Adoption of adults. Inheritance. - (a) Any person eighteen years of age or older may,...
Section 45a-735. (Formerly Sec. 45-68). - Husband or wife of adopted adult to consent. - An agreement of adoption between persons of the age of...
Section 45a-736. (Formerly Sec. 45-66a). - Change of name of adopted person. - Any court of probate, as part of its approval of...
Section 45a-737. (Formerly Sec. 45-66b). - Obliteration of original name on institutional records, new name substituted. - Upon the request of an adopting parent of a child...
Section 45a-743. (Formerly Sec. 45-68c). - Definitions. - For the purposes of sections 7-53, 45a-743 to 45a-757, inclusive,...
Section 45a-744. (Formerly Sec. 45-68b). - Legislative policy. - It is the policy of the state of Connecticut to...
Section 45a-745. (Formerly Sec. 45a-68a). - Adoption record. - (a) For each final decree of adoption decreed by a...
Section 45a-746. (Formerly Sec. 45-68e). - Information available to adoptive parents and adult adopted or adoptable person. - (a) To the extent reasonably available, the following information concerning...
Section 45a-747. (Formerly Sec. 45-68f). - Information regarding adoption completed before October 1, 1977. - For any adoption completed before October 1, 1977, information in...
Section 45a-748. (Formerly Sec. 45-68g). - Agency or department to make effort to obtain information. - Each child-placing agency or the department shall be required to...
Section 45a-749. (Formerly Sec. 45-68h). - Request for information. - A person entitled to nonidentifying information under subsection (c) of...
Section 45a-750. (Formerly Sec. 45-68i). - Identifying information. - (a) A certificate of birth registration or a certified copy...
Section 45a-751. (Formerly Sec. 45-68j). - Release of identifying information by child-placing agency or department. - (a) Any authorized applicant may, by applying in person or...
Section 45a-751a. - Conditions re release of information. Counseling. - (a) If the authorized applicant is a resident of this...
Section 45a-751b. - Disclosure of identifying information. Consent required. Exception. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,...
Section 45a-751c. - Order directing issuance of uncertified copy of original birth certificate. - On the petition of an authorized applicant, as defined in...
Section 45a-752. (Formerly Sec. 45-68k). - Appeal to Probate Court. Advisory panel. Report. Hearing. Decision. - Section 45a-762 is repealed, effective June 30, 2017. (P.A. 77-246,...
Section 45a-753. (Formerly Sec. 45-68l). - Obtaining consent of person whose identity is requested. Petition to court. - (a) If a request is received pursuant to section 45a-751,...
Section 45a-754. (Formerly Sec. 45-68m). - Records related to termination of parental rights, removal of parent as guardian, appointment of statutory parent, adoption matters, temporary guardianship and emancipation of minors. Confidentiality. Except... - (a) All records of cases related to termination of parental...
Section 45a-755. (Formerly Sec. 45-68o). - Registries. Filing of registration. - (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 45a-746 to 45a-754, inclusive,...
Section 45a-756. (Formerly Sec. 45-68p). - Agreement to release identifying information. Notification. Fee. - If there is a match of consents whereby the registrants...
Section 45a-757. (Formerly Sec. 45-68n). - Records maintained on a permanent basis. - Records kept or information received by courts of probate, Superior...
Section 45a-763. (Formerly Sec. 45-69c). - Adoption Review Board established. - (a) An Adoption Review Board is established, to consist of...
Section 45a-764. (Formerly Sec. 45-69d). - Powers of Adoption Review Board. Notice and hearing. - (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 45a-727, the Adoption Review...
Section 45a-765. (Formerly Sec. 45-69e). - Records to be confidential. - All proceedings, documents, correspondence and findings by the board shall...