Connecticut General Statutes
Title 46b - Family Law
Chapter 818 - Connecticut Parentage Act

Section 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,...

Section 46b-473. - Consequences of establishing parentage. - Unless parental rights are terminated, a parent-child relationship established under...

Section 46b-474. - Application of provisions to parent-child relationship. - To the extent practicable, a provision of sections 46b-450 to...

Section 46b-475. - Adjudicating competing claims of parentage. - (a) Except as provided in public act 21-15*, in a...

Section 46b-476. - Acknowledgement of parentage. - A person who gave birth to a child and an...

Section 46b-477. - Execution of acknowledgment of parentage. - (a) An acknowledgment of parentage under section 46b-476 shall: (1)...

Section 46b-478. - Rules for acknowledgment of parentage. - (a) An acknowledgment of parentage may be signed before or...

Section 46b-479. - Effect of acknowledgment of parentage. - Except as provided in section 46b-483, an acknowledgment of parentage...

Section 46b-480. - No filing fee. - The Department of Public Health may not charge a fee...

Section 46b-481. - Ratification barred. - A court conducting a judicial proceeding or an administrative agency...

Section 46b-482. - Procedure for recission. - (a) A signatory may rescind an acknowledgment of parentage by...

Section 46b-483. - Challenge after expiration period for recission. Procedure for challenge. - (a) After the period for rescission under section 46b-482 expires,...

Section 46b-484. - Full faith and credit. - This state shall give full faith and credit to an...

Section 46b-485. - Forms for acknowledgment of parentage. - (a) The Department of Public Health shall prescribe forms for...

Section 46b-486. - Release of information. - The Department of Public Health may release information relating to...

Section 46b-487. - Adoption of regulations. - The Commissioner of Public Health may adopt regulations in accordance...

Section 46b-488. - Presumption of parentage. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in sections 46b-450 to 46b-553,...

Section 46b-489. - Adjudicating parentage of child with presumed parent. - (a) A proceeding to determine whether a presumed parent is...

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

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

Section 46b-495. - Genetic testing. Definitions. - As used in sections 46b-495 to 46b-505, inclusive: (1) “Combined...

Section 46b-496. - Scope and limitations of genetic testing. - (a) Sections 46b-495 to 46b-505, inclusive, govern genetic testing of...

Section 46b-497. - Authority to order or deny genetic testing. - (a) Except as provided in sections 46b-495 to 46b-505, inclusive,...

Section 46b-498. - Requirements for genetic testing. - (a) Genetic testing shall be of a type reasonably relied...

Section 46b-499. - Report of genetic testing. - (a) A report of genetic testing shall be in a...

Section 46b-500. - Challenge to genetic testing results. - (a) Subject to a challenge under subsection (b) of this...

Section 46b-501. - Cost of genetic testing. - Payment of the cost of initial genetic testing shall be...

Section 46b-502. - Additional genetic testing. - The court or the Office of Child Support Services of...

Section 46b-503. - Adjudicating parentage of child with alleged genetic parent. - (a) If in a proceeding to determine whether an alleged...

Section 46b-504. - Confidentiality of genetic testing. - (a) Release of a report of genetic testing for parentage...

Section 46b-505. - Admissibility of results of genetic testing. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of section 46b-496,...

Section 46b-509. - Applicability. - Sections 46b-509 to 46b-517, inclusive, do not apply to the...

Section 46b-510. - Parental status of donor. - A donor is not a parent of a child conceived...

Section 46b-511. - Parentage of child of assisted reproduction. - A person who consents under section 46b-512 to assisted reproduction...

Section 46b-512. - Consent to assisted reproduction. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 46b-513. - Limitation on spouse's dispute of parentage. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 46b-514. - Effect of certain legal proceedings regarding marriage. - If a marriage of a person who gives birth to...

Section 46b-515. - Withdrawal of consent. - (a) A person who consents under section 46b-512 to assisted...

Section 46b-516. - Parental status of deceased person. - (a) If a person who intends to be a parent...

Section 46b-517. - Assisted reproduction: Order of parentage. - (a) A party consenting to assisted reproduction, a person who...

Section 46b-521. - Surrogacy agreements. Definitions. - As used in sections 46b-521 to 46b-538, inclusive: (1) “Genetic...

Section 46b-522. - Eligibility to enter into gestational or genetic agreement. - (a) To execute an agreement to act as a gestational...

Section 46b-523. - Requirements of gestational or surrogacy agreement: Process. - A surrogacy agreement shall be executed in compliance with the...

Section 46b-524. - Requirements of gestational or genetic surrogacy agreement: Content. - (a) A surrogacy agreement shall comply with the following requirements:...

Section 46b-525. - Effect of subsequent change of marital status of surrogate. - Unless a surrogacy agreement expressly otherwise provides: (1) (A) The...

Section 46b-526. - Effect of subsequent change of marital status of intended parent. - Unless a surrogacy agreement expressly otherwise provides: (1) (A) The...

Section 46b-527. - Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction. - During the period after the date of execution of a...

Section 46b-528. - Termination of gestational surrogacy agreement. - (a) A party to a gestational surrogacy agreement may terminate...

Section 46b-529. - Parentage under gestational surrogacy agreement. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,...

Section 46b-530. - Gestational surrogacy agreement: Parentage of deceased intended parent. - (a) The provisions of section 46b-529 shall apply to an...

Section 46b-531. - Gestatiopnal surrogacy agreement: Judgment of parentage. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of section 46b-529...

Section 46b-532. - Effect of gestational surrogacy agreement. - (a) A gestational surrogacy agreement that complies with sections 46b-522...

Section 46b-533. - Requirements to validate genetic surrogacy agreement. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in section 46b-536, a genetic...

Section 46b-534. - Termination of genetic surrogacy agreement. - (a) A party to a genetic surrogacy agreement may terminate...

Section 46b-535. - Parentage under validated genetic surrogacy agreement. - (a) Upon birth of a child conceived by assisted reproduction...

Section 46b-536. - Effect of nonvalidated genetic surrogacy agreement. - (a) A genetic surrogacy agreement, whether or not in a...

Section 46b-537. - Genetic surrogacy agreement: Parentage of deceased intended parent. - (a) Except as provided in section 46b-535 or 46b-536, upon...

Section 46b-538. - Breach of genetic surrogacy agreement. - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of section 46b-534, if a...

Section 46b-542. - Information about donor. Definitions. - As used in sections 46b-542 to 46b-547, inclusive: (1) “Identifying...

Section 46b-543. - Application of provisions re collection of gametes. - (a) The provisions of sections 46b-542 to 46b-547, inclusive, apply...

Section 46b-544. - Collection of information by gamete bank or fertility clinic. - (a) A gamete bank or fertility clinic operating in this...

Section 46b-545. - Declaration regarding identity disclosure. - (a) A gamete bank or fertility clinic operating in this...

Section 46b-546. - Disclosure of identifying information and medical history. - (a) On request of a child conceived by assisted reproduction...

Section 46b-547. - Recordkeeping. - (a) A gamete bank or fertility clinic operating in this...

Section 46b-551. - Uniformity of application and construction. - In applying and construing the provisions of sections 46b-450 to...

Section 46b-552. - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. - Sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive, modify, limit or supersede the...

Section 46b-553. - Transitional provision. - Sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive, apply to a proceeding in...

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... - (a)(1)(A) Except for petitions in uncontested actions brought pursuant to...

Section 46b-561. (Formerly Sec. 46b-161). - Procedure brought prior to birth of child. - In the case of any such petition brought prior to...

Section 46b-562. (Formerly Sec. 46b-162). - Action by state or town. - The state or any town interested in the support of...

Section 46b-563. (Formerly Sec. 46b-163). - Action not defeated by stillbirth or other premature termination of pregnancy. - No provision of section 46b-560 or 46b-561 shall be construed...

Section 46b-564. (Formerly Sec. 46b-165). - Testimony of parent or alleged parent. - In parentage proceedings concerning a child for whom parentage is...

Section 46b-565. (Formerly Sec. 46b-168). - Assessment of costs for genetic tests. - The costs of genetic tests carried out pursuant to the...

Section 46b-566. (Formerly Sec. 46b-168a). - Genetic tests in IV-D support cases when parentage is at issue. - (a) In any IV-D support case, as defined in subdivision...

Section 46b-567. (Formerly Sec. 46b-169). - Compelling disclosure of name of alleged genetic parent. Institution of action. - (a) If the birth parent of any child born to...

Section 46b-568. (Formerly Sec. 46b-170). - Withdrawal of petition. Agreement of settlement. - No petition under section 46b-560 shall be withdrawn except upon...

Section 46b-569. (Formerly Sec. 46b-171). - Judgment of court or family support magistrate. Support orders. Past-due support. Reopened judgment of parentage. - (a)(1)(A) If the defendant is found to be the parent...

Section 46b-570. (Formerly Sec. 46b-172). - Agreement to support; judgment. Proceeding to obtain order of support. - (a)(1) An agreement to support the child by payment of...

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... - (a) Any person claiming to be the alleged genetic parent...

Section 46b-572. (Formerly Sec. 46b-174). - Enforcement and modification of prior orders and agreements. - The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction to enforce and modify...

Section 46b-573. (Formerly Sec. 46b-176). - Continued liability of person committed for failure to comply with order. - No person committed to a community correctional center for failure...

Section 46b-574. (Formerly Sec. 46b-177). - Support of defendant while imprisoned. - The complainant shall not be required to pay or give...

Section 46b-575. (Formerly Sec. 46b-178). - Wage execution. - Executions and earning assignments in accordance with section 52-362 shall...

Section 46b-576. (Formerly Sec. 46b-179). - Foreign parentage judgments. - As used in sections 46b-577 to 46b-580, inclusive, foreign parentage...

Section 46b-577. (Formerly Sec. 46b-179a). - Registry of foreign parentage judgments. Filing of certified copy and certification of final judgment. - (a) Support Enforcement Services of the Superior Court shall maintain...

Section 46b-578. (Formerly Sec. 46b-179b). - Enforcement of foreign parentage judgment. - Such foreign parentage judgment, on the filing with the registry...

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

Section 46b-580. (Formerly Sec. 46b-179d). - Enforcement of foreign parentage judgment stayed by other pending actions. - If either party files an affidavit with the Family Support...

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Connecticut General Statutes Title 46b - Family Law Chapter 818 - Connecticut Parentage Act

Connecticut General Statutes
Title 46b - Family Law
Chapter 818 - Connecticut Parentage Act