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Connecticut Law About Child Custody and Visitation
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  • Sec. 17b-27. Voluntary acknowledgment of paternity program.
  • Sec. 45a-606. (Formerly Sec. 45-43). Father and mother joint guardians.
  • Sec. 45a-607. (Formerly Sec. 45-44). Temporary custody of minor pending application to probate court for removal of guardian or termination of parental rights.
  • Sec. 46b-56. Superior Court orders re custody, care … of minor children or parents in actions for dissolution of marriage, legal separation and annulment …
  • Sec. 46b-56a. Joint custody. Definition. Presumption. Conciliation.
  • Sec. 46b-56b. Presumption re best interest of child to be in custody of parent.
  • Sec. 46b-57. Third party intervention re custody of minor children. Preference of child.
  • Sec. 46b-59. Court may grant right of visitation to any person.
  • Sec. 46b-59a. Mediation of disputes re enforcement of visitation rights.
  • Sec. 46b-61. Orders re children where parents live separately.
  • Sec. 46b-64. Orders of court prior to return day of complaint.
  • Sec. 46b-69b. Parenting education program.
  • Sec. 46b-87. Contempt of orders.
  • Sec. 46b-87a. Forms and instructions for application for contempt order based on violation of visitation order.
  • Chapter 815p. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction & Enforcement Act
  • Chapter 815y. Paternity Matters

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