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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-471

Establishment of parent-child relationship

Known as the Connecticut Parentage Act

The act spans §§ 46–46 (114 sections).

(P.A. 21-15, S. 19.) History: P.A. 21-15 effective January 1, 2022.

A parent-child relationship is established between a person and a child if:

(1) The person gives birth to the child, except as otherwise provided in sections 46b-521 to 46b-538 , inclusive;

(2) There is a presumption under subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of section 46b-488 of the person's parentage of the child, unless the presumption is overcome in a judicial proceeding;

(3) There is a presumption under subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 46b-488 , and the person is adjudicated a parent of the child or acknowledges parentage of the child under sections 46b-476 to 46b-487 , inclusive;

(4) The person is adjudicated a parent of the child under section 46b-490 ;

(5) The person is adjudicated a parent of the child under sections 46b-495 to 46b-505 , inclusive;

(6) The person adopts the child;

(7) The person acknowledges parentage of the child under sections 46b-476 to 46b-487 , inclusive, unless the acknowledgment is rescinded under section 46b-482 or successfully challenged under section 46b-483 ;

(8) The person's parentage of the child is established under sections 46b-509 to 46b-517 , inclusive;

(9) The person's parentage of the child is established under sections 46b-521 to 46b-538 , inclusive; or

(10) The court is deemed to have made an adjudication of parentage pursuant to subsection (b) of section 46b-468 .

Official source: Connecticut General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Connecticut statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.