On request of a party and for good cause, the court in a proceeding under sections 46b-450 to 46b-553 , inclusive, may order the name of the child changed. If the court order changing the child's name varies from the name on the child's birth certificate, the court shall order the Department of Public Health to issue an amended birth certificate.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-467
Court authority to order name of child changed
Known as the Connecticut Parentage Act
The act spans §§ 46–46 (114 sections).
(P.A. 21-15, S. 15.) History: P.A. 21-15 effective January 1, 2022.
Official source: Connecticut General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Connecticut statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.