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The Judicial Branch law libraries hold a number of items which may be of help to the person researching adoption law. The Subject Headings below are recommended, and can be entered as subject searches using our on-line catalog, or Contact us for availability of materials.
  • Adoption --Connecticut --Handbooks, manuals, etc.
  • Adoption --Law and legislation --United States.
  • Intercountry adoption --Law and legislation --United States --Popular works.
 		  Title 45a (Most of Chapter 803 is relevant. Selected sections linked below)

  • Sec. 45a-706. Rules of construction

  • Sec. 45a-707. Definitions

  • Sec. 45a-715. Petition to terminate parental rights. Cooperative postadoption agreements

  • Sec. 45a-717. Termination of parental rights. Conduct of hearing. Investigation and report. Grounds for termination

  • Sec. 45a-719. Reopening judgment terminating parental rights. Best interest of child. Final decree of adoption

  • Sec. 45a-724. Who may give child in adoption

  • Sec. 45a-725. When child free for adoption

  • Sec. 45a-726a. Consideration of sexual orientation of prospective adoptive or foster parent

  • Sec. 45a-726b. Recruitment of minority families not to delay placement of adoptive child

  • Sec. 45a-727. Application and agreement for adoption. Investigation, report. Adoptive parents entitled to receive copy of records and other information re history of child. Assessment of fees. Hearing and decree

  • Sec. 45a-727a. State policy re best interests of child; public policy re marriage

  • Sec. 45a-730. Validation of foreign adoption. Petition filed in Probate Court

  • Sec. 45a-734. Adoption of adults. Inheritance

  • Sec. 45a-745. Adoption record

  • Sec 45a-746. Information available to adoptive parents and adult adopted or adoptable person

  • Sec. 45a-749. Request for information

  • Sec. 45a-750. Identifying information

  • Sec. 45a-751b. Disclosure of identifying information. Consent required

Title 1, Chapter 14: Freedom of Information Act

  • Sec. 1-210 (b)(14). Access to public records. Exempt records

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