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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of this section, venue for a proceeding to adjudicate parentage is in the judicial district in which:
(1) The child resides; or
(2) If the child shall not reside in this state, the petitioner or respondent resides.
(b) In actions filed in the Probate Court by an alleged genetic parent seeking to establish the alleged genetic parent's parentage, the petition shall be filed in the probate district where the child or birth parent resides.
(c) In actions filed in the Probate Court to determine parentage after the death of the child or the person whose parentage is to be determined, the petition shall be filed in the probate district where the child, petitioner, or person whose parentage is to be determined resides or resided at the time of death.
(d) In actions filed in the Probate Court by persons seeking parentage orders under sections 46b-517, 46b-531 and 46b-535, or by persons seeking to validate a genetic surrogacy agreement under sections 46b-533 and 46b-536, the petition shall be filed in the probate district where the child or a party to the proceeding resides.
(e) In IV-D support cases, as defined in section 46b-231, and in petitions brought under sections 46b-301 to 46b-425, inclusive, venue for a proceeding to adjudicate parentage is in the Family Support Magistrate Division serving the judicial district where the parent who gave birth or the alleged parent resides.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Connecticut General Statutes Title 46B. Family Law § 46b-461. Venue - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ct/title-46b-family-law/ct-gen-st-sect-46b-461/
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