Research Guides

Pathfinders prepared by the Connecticut Judicial Branch law librarians:

• Grandparent Visitation and Custody in Connecticut

• Child Custody Actions in Connecticut

• Child Visitation Actions in Connecticut

OLR Research Reports - Office of Legislative Research:

• Grandparent Rights - 2000-R-0644
• Grandparents’ Custody of Grandchildren - 2003-R-0596
• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren - 2007-R-0056

• AARP Grandparent Information Center

• NOLO Law for All – ‘Grandparent Visitation Rights’

• Sec.17a-98a. Kinship Navigator program
• Sec. 17a-10b. Commissioner to use best efforts to notify grandparent when child removed from custody of parent.
• Sec. 46b-56. (Formerly Sec. 46-42). Superior Court orders re custody, care, therapy, counseling and drug and alcohol screening of minor children or parents in actions for dissolution of marriage, legal separation and annulment. Access to records of minor children by noncustodial parent. Parenting education program.
• Sec. 46b-56b. Presumption re best interest of child to be in custody of parent.
• Sec. 46b-57. (Formerly Sec. 46-47). Third party intervention re custody of minor children. Preference of child.
• Sec. 46b-59. Court may grant right of visitation to any person.

• Troxel v. Granville, 530 U.S. 57 (2000).
• Roth v. Weston, 259 Conn. 202 (2002).
• Clements v. Jones, 71 Conn. App. 688 (2002).
• Denardo v. Bergamo, 272 Conn. 500 (2005).

• Sec. 25-3. Action for Custody for Minor Child
• Sec. 25-4. Action for Visitation of Minor Child

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