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2018 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 45a - Probate Courts and Procedure
Chapter 803 - Termination of Parental Rights and Adoption
Section 45a-706 - (Formerly Sec. 45-61a). Rule of construction.
Universal Citation: CT Gen Stat § 45a-706 (2018)
The provisions of sections 45a-706 to 45a-709, inclusive, 45a-715 to 45a-718, inclusive, 45a-724 to 45a-734, inclusive, 45a-736, 45a-737 and 52-231a shall be liberally construed in the best interests of any child for whom a petition has been filed under said sections.
(P.A. 73-156, S. 1; P.A. 80-476, S. 140; P.A. 96-130, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 80-476 added reference to Sec. 17-43b; Sec. 45-61a transferred to Sec. 45a-706 in 1991; P.A. 96-130 deleted references to Secs. 17a-91, 17a-112, 17a-148 and 45a-606.
Annotation to former section 45-61a:
Cited. 182 C. 545.
Annotations to present section:
Cited. 223 C. 492; 234 C. 194. Best interests of a child cannot transcend statutorily defined jurisdictional boundaries. 247 C. 474.
Cited. 45 CS 33.
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