2019 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 45a - Probate Courts and Procedure
Chapter 803 - Termination of Parental Rights and Adoption
Section 45a-743 - (Formerly Sec. 45-68c). Definitions.

For the purposes of sections 7-53, 45a-743 to 45a-757, inclusive, and 46b-124, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) “Adoptable person” means a person who has not been adopted but whose biological parents had their parental rights terminated under the laws of the state of Connecticut.

(2) “Adopted person” means (A) a person who was adopted under the laws of the state of Connecticut or (B) a person who was adopted in another jurisdiction but whose biological parents have had their parental rights terminated in the state of Connecticut.

(3) “Authorized applicant” means (A) an adult adopted or adult adoptable person, (B) any biological parent of an adult adopted or adult adoptable person, including any person claiming to be the father who was not a party to the proceedings for the termination of parental rights, (C) any adult biological sibling of any adult adopted or adult adoptable person, and (D) if the adopted or adult adoptable person is deceased, any adult descendants, including legally adopted descendants.

(4) “Department” means the Department of Children and Families.

(5) “Information” includes information in the records of the courts of probate, Superior Court, the department or child-placing agency or child care facility, the registrars of vital statistics and the Department of Public Health.

(6) “Biological parent” means the biological mother or father of a person.

(7) “Relative” means any person descended from a common ancestor, whether by blood or adoption, not more than three generations removed from the child.

(P.A. 77-246, S. 2; 77-614, S. 323, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 80-476, S. 157; P.A. 87-555, S. 3; P.A 93-91, S. 1, 2; 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-179, S. 1; 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; 95-316, S. 14; P.A. 96-130, S. 21.)

History: P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 replaced department of health with department of health services in Subdiv. (5), effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-476 deleted reference to juvenile court in Subdiv. (5) and made minor wording change in Subdiv. (1); P.A. 87-555 deleted references to Secs. 17-57a and 17-431(c) and added reference to Secs. 45-68o, 45-68p and 46b-124, amended definition of “adopted person”, “adult adopted or adoptable person”, “genetic parent”, and added definition of “registrant”; Sec. 45-68c transferred to Sec. 45a-743 in 1991; P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner and department of children and families for commissioner and department of children and youth services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-179 added Subdiv. (8) defining “applicant”; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 95-316 made technical change in definition of “applicant” in Subdiv. (8); P.A. 96-130 added definitions of “adoptable person”, “authorized applicant” and “relative”, deleted definition of “adult adopted or adopted person”, “agency”, “registrant” and “applicant”, replaced definition of “genetic parent” with “biological parent”, renumbering as necessary, and made technical changes.