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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
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person acknowledges parentage of the child under sections 46b-476 to 46b-487, inclusive, unless the acknowledgment is rescinded under section 46b-482 or successfully challenged under section 46b-483;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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Connecticut General Statutes Title 46B. Family Law § 46b-471. Establishment of parent-child relationship - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ct/title-46b-family-law/ct-gen-st-sect-46b-471/
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