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CT Gen Stat § 46b-38pp (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815f - Civil Union|Section 46b-38pp - Applicability of estate tax, gift tax and income tax to parties to a civil union.

 The provisions of chapters 217, 228c and 229 shall apply to parties to a civil union recognized under the laws of this state as if federal income tax law and federal estate and gift tax law recognized such a civil union in the same manner as Connecticut law.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3, S. 58.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3 effective June 30, 2005, and applicable to taxable years commencing, gifts made, and estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2006.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-38qq (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815f - Civil Union|Section 46b-38qq - Merger of civil union into marriage by action of the parties.

 (a) On and after April 23, 2009, and prior to October 1, 2010, two persons who are parties to a civil union entered into pursuant to sections 46b-38aa to 46b-38oo, inclusive, may apply for and be issued a marriage license, provided such persons are otherwise eligible to marry under chapter 815e and the parties to the marriage will be the same as the parties to the civil union.(b) After the celebration of such marriage and upon the recording of the license certificate or notarized affidavit with the registrar of vital statistics of the town where the marriage took place pursuant to section 46b-34, the civil union of such persons shall be merged into the marriage by operation of law as of the date of the marriage stated in the certificate or affidavit.(P.A. 09-13, S. 11.)History: P.A. 09-13 effective April 23, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-38rr (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815f - Civil Union|Section 46b-38rr - Merger of civil union into marriage by default. Exception.

 (a) Two persons who are parties to a civil union established pursuant to sections 46b-38aa to 46b-38oo, inclusive, that has not been dissolved or annulled by the parties or merged into a marriage by operation of law under section 46b-38qq as of October 1, 2010, shall be deemed to be married under chapter 815e on said date and such civil union shall be merged into such marriage by operation of law on said date.(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the parties to a civil union with respect to which a proceeding for dissolution, annulment or legal separation is pending on October 1, 2010, shall not be deemed to be married on said date and such civil union shall not be merged into such marriage by operation of law but shall continue to be governed by the provisions of the general statutes applicable to civil unions in effect prior to October 1, 2010.(P.A. 09-13, S. 12.)History: P.A. 09-13 effective April 23, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-38ss (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815f - Civil Union|Section 46b-38ss - Savings clause.

 Nothing in section 46b-38qq or 46b-38rr or section 21 of public act 09-13* shall impair or affect any action or proceeding commenced, or any right or benefit accrued, or responsibility incurred, by a party to a civil union prior to October 1, 2010.(P.A. 09-13, S. 13.)*Note: Section 21 of public act 09-13 repealed sections 46b-38aa to 46b-38oo, inclusive, effective October 1, 2010.History: P.A. 09-13 effective April 23, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-38tt (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815f - Civil Union|Section 46b-38tt - Dissolution, annulment or legal separation of civil union performed in foreign jurisdiction. Enforcement or modification of foreign matrimonial judgment.

 (a) Either party to a valid civil union performed in a foreign jurisdiction may bring an action for dissolution, annulment or legal separation of the civil union in this state, and the Superior Court may enter an order of dissolution, annulment or legal separation of the civil union.(b) The procedures and requirements in the general statutes for the dissolution, annulment or legal separation of a marriage, whether applicable prejudgment or postjudgment, or requirements for enforcement or modification of a foreign matrimonial judgment, shall apply to the dissolution, annulment or legal separation of a civil union or enforcement or modification of a foreign civil union judgment. The substantive law in the general statutes that applies to the dissolution of a marriage, annulment or legal separation, whether applicable prejudgment or postjudgment, shall apply to the dissolution, annulment or legal separation of a valid civil union performed in a foreign jurisdiction.(P.A. 12-133, S. 31; P.A. 13-194, S. 3.)History: P.A. 12-133 effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 13-194 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and amended same to substitute “either party” for “two persons who are parties”, and added Subsec. (b) re procedures, requirements and substantive law in general statutes for dissolution, annulment or legal separation of marriage, or requirements for enforcement or modification of foreign matrimonial judgment, to apply to dissolution, annulment or legal separation of foreign civil union, or enforcement or modification of foreign civil union judgment.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-39 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815f - Civil Union|Section 46b-39 - Reserved for future use.

Note: Chapters 815g to 815i are also reserved for future use.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-41. (Formerly Sec. 46-36a) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815j - Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation and Annulment|Section 46b-41. (Formerly Sec. 46-36a) - Complaint includes cross-complaints or cross actions.

 Whenever the word “complaint” is used in this chapter or section 46b-1 or 51-348a, it shall include cross-complaints or cross actions where appropriate.(P.A. 74-169, S. 15, 18.)History: Sec. 46-36a transferred to Sec. 46b-41 in 1979 and internal section references revised as necessary to reflect transfer of those sections.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-42. (Formerly Sec. 46-33) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815j - Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation and Annulment|Section 46b-42. (Formerly Sec. 46-33) - Jurisdiction.

 The Superior Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of all complaints seeking a decree of annulment, dissolution of a marriage or legal separation.(P.A. 73-373, S. 2.)History: Sec. 46-33 transferred to Sec. 46b-42 in 1979.Annotations to former section 46-33:Cited. 34 CS 251; Id., 628.Annotations to present section:Cited. 11 CA 150; 13 CA 282.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-43. (Formerly Sec. 46-34) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815j - Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation and Annulment|Section 46b-43. (Formerly Sec. 46-34) - Capacity of minor to prosecute or defend.

 Any married minor may, in his own name, prosecute or defend to final judgment an action for annulment or dissolution of a marriage or for legal separation and may participate in all judicial proceedings with respect thereto.(1971, P.A. 8; P.A. 73-373, S. 41; P.A. 78-230, S. 19, 54.)History: P.A. 73-373 substituted “annulment or dissolution of marriage” for “divorce” and authorized married minor to participate in all judicial proceedings relating to annulment, dissolution or legal separation; P.A. 78-230 made technical change; Sec. 46-34 transferred to Sec. 46b-43 in 1979.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-44b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815j - Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation and Annulment|Section 46b-44b - Revocation of joint petition for nonadversarial dissolution of marriage. Effect.

 (a) Any action for a nonadversarial dissolution brought pursuant to section 46b-44a may be revoked by either party by filing a notice of revocation with the clerk of the court at any time prior to the court entering a decree of dissolution. Such notice of revocation shall also be sent by the revoking party to the other party by first-class mail, postage prepaid, at the other party's residential address, as provided on the joint petition. The filing of a notice of revocation with the clerk of the court shall terminate the nonadversarial dissolution action.(b) In the event that a notice of revocation is filed with the clerk of the court pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the action shall be placed on the regular family docket of the Superior Court and all provisions of this chapter, except for the provisions of subsection (a) of section 46b-45, shall apply. No new filing fee shall be imposed by the court.(P.A. 15-7, S. 2.)
CT Gen Stat § 46b-44c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815j - Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation and Annulment|Section 46b-44c - Disposition of nonadversarial dissolution of marriage; entry of decree of dissolution of marriage.

 (a) All nonadversarial dissolution actions brought pursuant to section 46b-44a shall be assigned a disposition date not less than thirty days after the date on which the parties filed the joint petition.(b) If a notice of revocation, as provided for in section 46b-44b, has not been filed prior to the disposition date, and the parties have not been notified otherwise, the court may enter a decree of dissolution of marriage on the disposition date, or not later than five days after the disposition date, without a hearing, if it finds that the conditions set forth in section 46b-44a exist, and that any settlement agreement submitted by the parties is fair and equitable. In the event the court enters a decree of dissolution of marriage, the clerk of the court shall send a notice of the entry of a decree of dissolution of marriage to each of the parties at the residential addresses provided on the joint petition. The decree of dissolution of marriage shall give the parties the status of unmarried persons and they may marry again.(c) If the court enters a decree dissolving the marriage as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the decree of dissolution of marriage shall constitute a final adjudication of the rights and obligations of the parties with respect to the status of the marriage and the property rights of the parties.(d) Nothing in this section shall prohibit either party to the dissolution from commencing an action to set aside the final judgment for fraud, duress, accident, mistake or other grounds recognized at law or in equity.(P.A. 15-7, S. 3.)
CT Gen Stat § 46b-44d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815j - Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation and Annulment|Section 46b-44d - Review of settlement agreement in nonadversarial dissolution of marriage. Appearance of parties required; exceptions. Matters placed on the regular family docket.

 (a) If after review of a settlement agreement filed pursuant to subsection (e) of section 46b-44a, the court cannot determine whether such settlement agreement is fair and equitable, the matter shall be docketed on a date not later than thirty days after the assigned disposition date and the court shall command that the parties appear before the court on such date. If the court determines that the settlement agreement is fair and equitable, the court may enter a decree of dissolution of marriage. If the court is unable to make such a determination, the court may order the termination of the nonadversarial dissolution action and order that the matter be placed on the regular family docket of the Superior Court.(b) If after review of the joint petition, the court does not enter a decree of dissolution of marriage pursuant to subsection (b) of section 46b-44c, the matter shall be docketed on a date not later than thirty days after the assigned disposition date and the court shall command that the parties appear before the court in order for the court to determine if the criteria in section 46b-44a have been met, and whether a decree of dissolution of marriage may enter. If the court does not enter the decree of dissolution of marriage, the court may order the termination of the nonadversarial dissolution action and order that the matter be placed on the regular family docket of the Superior Court.(c) If the matter is placed on the regular family docket of the Superior Court pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of this section, all provisions of this chapter, except for the provisions of subsection (a) of section 46b-45, shall apply to the matter. No new filing fee shall be imposed by the court.(P.A. 15-7, S. 4; P.A. 17-47, S. 2.)History: P.A. 17-47 added Subsec. (c) re application of provisions of chapter to matter placed on the regular family docket of the Superior Court and filing fee.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-45a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815j - Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation and Annulment|Section 46b-45a - Allegation of pregnancy in pleadings. Disagreement as to paternity. Hearing.

 (a) If, during the pendency of a dissolution or annulment of marriage, the wife is pregnant, she may so allege in the pleadings. The parties may in their pleadings allege and answer that the child born of the pregnancy will or will not be issue of the marriage.(b) If the parties to a dissolution or annulment of marriage disagree as to whether or not the husband is the father of the child born of the pregnancy, the court shall hold a hearing within a reasonable period after the birth of the child to determine paternity.(P.A. 84-386.)Cited. 234 C. 51.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-47. (Formerly Sec. 46-40) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815j - Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation and Annulment|Section 46b-47. (Formerly Sec. 46-40) - Complaint for dissolution of marriage on ground of confinement for mental illness; procedure.

 (a) A copy of the writ and complaint in an action or cross action for dissolution of marriage or legal separation on the ground of confinement for mental illness shall be served on the adverse party, on the conservator, if any, and on the Commissioner of Administrative Services at Hartford. Service on the conservator, if resident outside the state, and on the commissioner, may be made by registered or certified mail. If the adverse party is confined in any other state, a copy shall be served on the superintendent of the institution in which the adverse party is confined.(b) If the conservator does not appear in court, or if the adverse party has no conservator, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem for the adverse party.(c) On motion of either party, the court shall appoint two or more psychiatrists who are diplomates of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and who are not on the staff of any state hospital for mental illness, who shall investigate the mental status of such person. Within a reasonable time thereafter, the psychiatrists shall report to the court the facts found by them together with their opinion as to the probability of further indefinite prolonged hospitalization for the mental illness. The testimony of no psychiatrists other than those appointed by the court shall be received upon the trial of such action.(d) The fees and expenses of the psychiatrists and of the guardian ad litem shall be fixed by the court and shall be paid by the plaintiff.(1949 Rev., S. 7331; 1951, S. 3003d; 1957, P.A. 502, S. 2; P.A. 73-373, S. 11; P.A. 74-169, S. 7, 18; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 521, 610; P.A. 78-230, S. 25, 54.)History: P.A. 73-373 substituted actions for “dissolution of a marriage” for “divorce” actions; P.A. 74-169 applied provisions to legal separations and to cross actions and substituted “adverse party” for “defendant”; Sec. 46-19 transferred to Sec. 46-40 in 1975; P.A. 75-420 replaced welfare commissioner with commissioner of social services; P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner of human resources for commissioner of social services, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-230 divided section into Subsecs., restated provisions and substituted commissioner of administrative services for commissioner of social services, negating name change called for by P.A. 77-614; Sec. 46-40 transferred to Sec. 46b-47 in 1979.Annotations to former section 46-19:Cited. 4 CS 249. When defendant confined outside state, both superintendent and commissioner of welfare must be served. 17 CS 410.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-48. (Formerly Sec. 46-37) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815j - Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation and Annulment|Section 46b-48. (Formerly Sec. 46-37) - Dissolution of marriage or annulment upon conviction of crime against chastity; procedure.

 When any married person has been convicted in any court of an offense against chastity which would be ground for dissolution or annulment of the marriage, any person aggrieved may petition the Superior Court within four months of the conviction, and upon notice to the person convicted, the court may grant a dissolution or annulment of the marriage or such other relief as the court determines. No provision of this section shall be construed to affect the right of any aggrieved person to apply to the civil side of the court for similar relief.(1949 Rev., S. 7329; 1971, P.A. 870, S. 126; P.A. 73-373, S. 10; P.A. 78-230, S. 22, 54.)History: 1971 act applied provisions to convictions in any court rather than specifically in superior court and required that petition be made to superior court rather than to the court “before which such conviction was had”, imposing four-month deadline where previously petition was required “at the same term”, effective September 1, 1971, except that courts with cases pending retain jurisdiction unless pending matters deemed transferable; P.A. 73-373 replaced “divorce” with “dissolution of marriage”; P.A. 78-230 restated provisions; Sec. 46-37 transferred to Sec. 46b-48 in 1979.See Sec. 46b-10 re reconciliation attempts ordered by court in action for dissolution of marriage, legal separation or annulment.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-49. (Formerly Sec. 46-45) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815j - Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation and Annulment|Section 46b-49. (Formerly Sec. 46-45) - Private hearing.

 When it considers it necessary in the interests of justice and the persons involved, the court shall, upon the motion of either party or of counsel for any minor children, direct the hearing of any matter under this chapter and sections 17b-743, 17b-744, 45a-257, 46b-1, 46b-6, 47-14g, 51-348a and 52-362 to be private. The court may exclude all persons except the officers of the court, a court reporter, the parties, their witnesses and their counsel.(P.A. 73-373, S. 13; P.A. 78-230, S. 30, 54; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 53, 75.)History: P.A. 78-230 restated provisions and deleted reference to Sec. 46-5h; Sec. 46-45 transferred to Sec. 46b-49 in 1979 and internal section references revised as necessary to reflect transfer of those sections; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 made a technical change, effective January 1, 1998.See Sec. 46b-11 re closed hearings and records in family relations matters.Cited. 2 CA 132.Cited. 36 CS 352. Protecting stability of leading Fortune 500 corporation's shares of stock outweighed public's and media's right to access files and hearings in divorce proceedings of high ranking executive of such corporation. 45 CS 208.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-50. (Formerly Sec. 46-46) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815j - Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation and Annulment|Section 46b-50. (Formerly Sec. 46-46) - Number of witnesses in uncontested action.

 In any action under this chapter, where the complaint for dissolution of marriage or separation is uncontested, the judge in his sole discretion shall decide the number of witnesses required, if any, in addition to the plaintiff or defendant on a cross complaint, except as provided in subsection (a) of section 46b-51.(1972, P.A. 164, S. 3; P.A. 73-373, S. 40, 44; P.A. 74-338, 12, 93, 94; P.A. 78-230, S. 31, 54.)History: P.A. 73-373 replaced reference to divorce with reference to dissolution of marriage and added exception re Sec. 46-48(a); P.A. 74-338 made technical corrections; P.A. 78-230 rephrased section but made no substantive change; Sec. 46-46 transferred to Sec. 46b-50 in 1979 and reference to Sec. 46-48 revised to reflect its transfer.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-51. (Formerly Sec. 46-48) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815j - Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation and Annulment|Section 46b-51. (Formerly Sec. 46-48) - Stipulation of parties and finding of irretrievable breakdown.

 (a) In any action for dissolution of marriage or legal separation the court shall make a finding that a marriage breakdown has occurred where (1) the parties, and not their attorneys, execute a written stipulation that their marriage has broken down irretrievably, or (2) both parties are physically present in court and stipulate that their marriage has broken down irretrievably and have submitted an agreement concerning the custody, care, education, visitation, maintenance or support of their children, if any, and concerning alimony and the disposition of property. The testimony of either party in support of that conclusion shall be sufficient.(b) In any case in which the court finds, after hearing, that a cause enumerated in subsection (c) of section 46b-40 exists, the court shall enter a decree dissolving the marriage or granting a legal separation. In entering the decree, the court may either set forth the cause of action on which the decree is based or dissolve the marriage or grant a legal separation on the basis of irretrievable breakdown. In no case shall the decree granted be in favor of either party.(P.A. 73-373, S. 8; P.A. 74-169, S. 6, 18; 74-338, S. 92, 94; P.A. 78-230, S. 33, 54.)History: P.A. 74-169 clarified Subsec. (a) by specifying execution of written stipulation or personal stipulation “where both parties are physically present in court” that marriage is irretrievably broken and referred to legal separation in Subsec. (b) deleting detailed description of court's finding that marriage is irretrievably broken or that parties have lived apart for 18 months and there is no reasonable prospect that they will be reconciled; P.A. 74-338 made technical change in Subsec. (a); P.A. 78-230 restated provisions and deleted Subsec. (c) which had stated that defenses of recrimination and condonation to action for dissolution of marriage were abolished; Sec. 46-48 transferred to Sec. 46b-51 in 1979 and reference to Sec. 46-32 revised to reflect its transfer.Annotations to former section 46-48:Cited. 174 C. 602; 177 C. 173.Annotations to present section:Cited. 185 C. 156; 186 C. 311; 190 C. 657.Cited. 40 CA 570; 45 CA 737.Cited. 38 CS 37.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-52 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815j - Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation and Annulment|Section 46b-52 - Recrimination and condonation abolished.

 The defenses of recrimination and condonation to any action for dissolution of marriage or legal separation are abolished.(P.A. 78-230, S. 2, 54.)Cited. 185 C. 156.Cited. 4 CA 575.