Title 46b, Title 46b: Family Law

Sec. 46b-116bb. Severability, applicability of provisions of Connecticut Indian Child Welfare Act. If any provision of sections 46b-116 to 46b-116aa, inclusive, or their application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or …

Sec. 46b-116c. State foster care, termination of parental rights proceedings. Transfer of jurisdiction to Indian tribe. Rights to intervene. Full faith and credit to tribal acts. Records, judicial proceedings. (a) In any state court proceeding for the foster care placement of, or…

Sec. 46b-116d. Required notice to Indian parent, Indian custodian, Indian tribe of state foster care, termination of parental rights proceedings involving Indian child. (a) In any involuntary proceeding in the Superior Court, where the court knows or has reason to know that an In…

Sec. 46b-116e. Right to court-appointed counsel upon indigency determination for Indian parent, Indian custodian. Court discretion to appoint counsel for Indian child. In any child custody proceeding in which the state court determines indigency, the parent or Indian custodian sh…

Sec. 46b-116f. Rights of parties to reports, documents filed with court. A state court shall disclose all reports or other documents filed with the court upon which any decision may be based with respect to a foster care placement or termination of parental rights proceeding unde…

Sec. 46b-116g. Evidence of efforts to prevent breakup of Indian family. Requirements for parties seeking foster care of, termination of parental rights to Indian child. Any party seeking to effect a foster care placement of, or termination of parental rights to, an Indian child u…

Sec. 46b-116h. Evidentiary prerequisite standard for Indian child foster care placement. No foster care placement may be ordered in a foster care placement proceeding in the absence of a determination, supported by clear and convincing evidence, including testimony of qualified e…

Sec. 46b-116i. Evidentiary prerequisite standard for termination of parental rights of Indian child. No termination of parental rights may be ordered in a termination of parental rights proceeding in the absence of a determination, supported by evidence beyond a reasonable doubt,…

Sec. 46b-116j. Form of parental, custodial consent in Indian child foster care placement and termination of parental rights proceedings. Court certification requirements. Where any parent or Indian custodian voluntarily consents to a foster care placement of an Indian child or to…

Sec. 46b-116k. Withdrawal of parental, custodial consent in Indian child foster care placement proceedings. Any parent or Indian custodian who voluntarily consents to a foster care placement under state law may withdraw such consent at any time and, upon such withdrawal, the Indi…

Sec. 46b-116l. Withdrawal of parental, custodial consent in termination of parental rights, adoption proceedings involving Indian child. In any voluntary proceeding for termination of parental rights to, or adoptive placement of, an Indian child, the consent of the parent may be …

Sec. 46b-116m. Withdrawal of parental consent on grounds of fraud or duress after final adoption decree. Time limit for petition to vacate decree. After the entry of a final decree of adoption of an Indian child in any state court, the parent may withdraw consent thereto upon the…

Sec. 46b-116n. Right of Indian child, parent, custodian, tribe to petition for invalidation of foster care placement, termination of parental rights actions on grounds actions violate state or federal law. Any Indian child who is the subject of any action for foster care placemen…

Sec. 46b-116o. Preferences for adoptive placement of Indian child. In any adoptive placement of an Indian child under state law, a preference shall be given, in the absence of good cause to the contrary, to a placement with (1) a member of the child's extended family; (2) other m…

Sec. 46b-116p. Preferences for preadoptive, foster care placement of Indian child. Required setting, proximity to child's home. Any Indian child accepted for foster care or preadoptive placement shall be placed in the least restrictive setting that most approximates a family and …

Sec. 46b-116q. Court, agency requirements for tribal resolutions for different placement preferences. Child, parental preference, parental anonymity request consideration by court, agency. In the case of a placement under section 46b-116o or 46b-116p if the Indian child's tribe e…

Sec. 46b-116r. Standards for meeting preference requirements for Indian child placement. The standards to be applied in meeting the preference requirements set forth in sections 46b-116o and 46b-116p shall be the prevailing social and cultural standards of the Indian community in…

Sec. 46b-116s. Record requirements for Department of Children and Families for Indian child placements. A record of each such placement, under state law, of an Indian child shall be maintained by the Commissioner of Children and Families, evidencing the efforts to comply with the…

Sec. 46b-116t. Biological parent, Indian custodian petitions for return of custody upon vacation or setting aside of final adoption decree or voluntary termination of adoptive parents' rights to Indian child. Court standard for granting petitions. Notwithstanding any provision of…

Sec. 46b-116u. Continuing requirement to adhere to Connecticut Indian Child Welfare Act. Exception. Whenever an Indian child is removed from a foster care placement for the purpose of further foster care, preadoptive or adoptive placement, such placement shall be in accordance wi…

Sec. 46b-116v. Court duty to disclose tribal affiliation of Indian individuals age eighteen and over who were subject to adoptive placements. Upon application by an Indian individual who has reached the age of eighteen and who was the subject of an adoptive placement under sectio…

Sec. 46b-116w. Authorization of agreement between Department of Children and Families and Indian tribes regarding care and custody of Indian children. Requirements for agreements. Notwithstanding section 3-6c, the Department of Children and Families is authorized to enter into an…

Sec. 46b-116x. Jurisdiction in cases where petitioner improperly removed Indian child from parent or custodian or improperly retained custody. Where any petitioner in an Indian child custody proceeding before a state court has improperly removed the child from custody of the pare…

Sec. 46b-116y. Emergency removal, placement of Indian child located off reservation to prevent imminent physical damage, harm. Requirements for Department of Children and Families. Nothing in the provisions of sections 46b-116a to 46b-116aa, inclusive, shall be construed to preve…

Sec. 46b-116z. Applicability of federal law providing a higher standard of protection to rights of parent, Indian custodian of Indian child. In any case where federal law applicable to a child custody proceeding under the provisions of sections 46b-116a to 46b-116aa, inclusive, p…

Secs. 46b-117 to 46b-119. Reserved for future use. Note: Chapters 815r and 815s are also reserved for future use.