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General Statutes of Connecticut
Title 45A - PROBATE COURTS AND PROCEDUREChapter 803 - TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AND ADOPTION
Part I* - TERMINATION AND ADOPTION IN GENERAL
Section 45a-706 - (Formerly Sec. 45-61a). Rule of construction

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-706

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Section 45a-706 - (Formerly Sec. 45-61a). Rule of construction

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.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-706

(P.A. 73-156, S. 1; P.A. 80-476, S. 140; P.A. 96-130, S. 2.)

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.