Connecticut § 46b-561 (Formerly Sec. 46b-161). Procedure brought prior to birth of child.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 46b-561 — (Formerly Sec. 46b-161). Procedure brought prior to birth of child.

Connecticut·Title 46b Family Law·Ch. 818 Connecticut Parentage Act and Parentage-Related Provisions

In the case of any such petition brought prior to the birth of the child, no final trial on the issue of the alleged parent's parentage shall be had, except as to hearing on probable cause, until after the birth of the child. In such hearing on probable cause the court, on the day on which the defendant has been summoned to appear, shall determine whether probable cause exists, and if so, the court shall order the defendant to become bound to the complainant, with surety to appear on a date certain for final determination, or further continuance as circumstances may then require.

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In the case of any such petition brought prior to the birth of the child, no final trial on the issue of the alleged parent's parentage shall be had, except as to hearing on probable cause, until after the birth of the child. In such hearing on probable cause the court, on the day on which the defendant has been summoned to appear, shall determine whether probable cause exists, and if so, the court shall order the defendant to become bound to the complainant, with surety to appear on a date certain for final determination, or further continuance as circumstances may then require.

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Legislative History

(1967, P.A. 520, S. 2; P.A. 21-15, S. 119.) History: Sec. 52-438a transferred to Sec. 46b-161 in 1979; P.A. 21-15 replaced “paternity” with “the alleged parent's parentage”, effective January 1, 2022; Sec. 46b-161 transferred to Sec. 46b-561 in 2023. Annotation to former section 52-438a: Cited. 165 C. 33. Annotations to former section 46b-161: Cited. 188 C. 354; 194 C. 52; 224 C. 29.