Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-468

Current with legislation from the 2024 Regular and Special Sessions.
Section 46b-468 - Parties are bound by the adjudication; proceeding for dissolution of marriage
(a) A party to an adjudication of parentage by a court acting under circumstances that satisfy the jurisdiction requirements of the applicable laws of this state, including the provisions of this act, and any person who received notice of the proceeding are bound by the adjudication.
(b) In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, annulment or legal separation, the court is deemed to have made an adjudication of parentage of a child if the court acts under circumstances that satisfy the jurisdictional requirements of the applicable laws of this state, including the provisions of this act, and the final order:
(1) Expressly identifies the child as a "child of the marriage" or "issue of the marriage" or includes similar words indicating that both spouses are parents of the child; or
(2) provides for support of the child by a spouse unless that spouse's parentage is disclaimed specifically in the order.
(c) A determination of parentage may be asserted as a defense in a subsequent proceeding seeking to adjudicate parentage of a person who was not a party to the earlier proceeding.
(d) A party to an adjudication of parentage may challenge the adjudication only under the law of this state other than the provisions of sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive, relating to appeal, opening or setting aside judgments or other judicial review.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-468

Added by P.A. 21-0015, S. 16 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2021 Regular Session, eff. 1/1/2022.