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CT Gen Stat § 46b-31. (Formerly Sec. 46-5h) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-31. (Formerly Sec. 46-5h) - Marriage of person whose last previous marriage was terminated by divorce or dissolution.

 Section 46b-31 is repealed.(1967, P.A. 313, S. 8; 1969, P.A. 400; P.A. 73-373, S. 29; P.A. 78-230, S. 11, 54; P.A. 79-298, S. 2.)
CT Gen Stat § 46b-32. (Formerly Sec. 46-5i) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-32. (Formerly Sec. 46-5i) - Failure to make license available; penalty.

 Section 46b-32 is repealed, effective October 1, 2004.(1967, P.A. 313, S. 9; P.A. 78-230, S. 12, 54; P.A. 03-188, S. 4; P.A. 04-255, S. 29.)
CT Gen Stat § 46b-33. (Formerly Sec. 46-5j) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-33. (Formerly Sec. 46-5j) - Copy of law to applicants.

 Each registrar shall issue a copy of sections 46b-24, 46b-25 and 46b-29 to 46b-33, inclusive, to any person making application for a license.(1967, P.A. 313, S. 10; P.A. 78-230, S. 13, 54; P.A. 03-188, S. 5.)History: P.A. 78-230 made minor changes in wording but no substantive changes; Sec. 46-5j transferred to Sec. 46b-33 in 1979 and internal section references revised as necessary to reflect transfer of those sections; P.A. 03-188 deleted reference to repealed Secs. 46b-26 and 46b-27 and added reference to Sec. 46b-25.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-34. (Formerly Sec. 46-7) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-34. (Formerly Sec. 46-7) - Marriage certificate. Affidavit in lieu of certificate.

 (a) Each person who joins any person in marriage shall certify upon the license certificate the fact, time and place of the marriage, and return it to the registrar of the town where the marriage took place, before or during the first week of the month following the marriage. Any person who fails to do so shall be fined not more than ten dollars.(b) If any person fails to return the certificate to the registrar, as required under subsection (a) of this section, the persons joined in marriage may provide the registrar with a notarized affidavit attesting to the fact that they were joined in marriage and stating the date and place of the marriage. Upon the recording of such affidavit by the registrar, the marriage of the affiants shall be deemed to be valid as of the date of the marriage stated in the affidavit.(1949 Rev., S. 7304; P.A. 78-230, S. 15, 54; P.A. 02-71, S. 5; P.A. 04-255, S. 27.)History: P.A. 78-230 restated provisions but made no substantive changes; Sec. 46-7 transferred to Sec. 46b-34 in 1979; P.A. 02-71 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re use of affidavit where certificate not returned to registrar, effective June 3, 2002; P.A. 04-255 amended Subsec. (a) to require that certificate be returned to town where marriage took place, rather than to town of issuance.Annotations to former section 46-7:A certificate of marriage is an original document and need not be authenticated as a copy. 52 C. 526; 57 C. 537; 61 C. 507. When proof depends on validity of form of certificate, same rule prevails in civil and criminal proceedings. Id., 509. Use of abbreviation not fatal to validity of certificate. Id., 507. Signature on marriage certificate not tantamount to solemnization. 163 C. 588.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-35. (Formerly Sec. 46-8) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-35. (Formerly Sec. 46-8) - Certificates prima facie evidence.

 The certificates required by sections 46b-24, 46b-24a, 46b-25 and 46b-29 to 46b-34, inclusive, or an affidavit recorded pursuant to subsection (b) of section 46b-34, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated in them.(1949 Rev., S. 7305; 1967, P.A. 313, S. 12; P.A. 78-230, S. 16, 54; P.A. 02-71, S. 6; P.A. 04-257, S. 73.)History: 1967 act updated internal section references; P.A. 78-230 made minor change in wording; Sec. 46-8 transferred to Sec. 46b-35 in 1979 and internal references revised as necessary to reflect transfer of those sections; P.A. 02-71 added reference to Sec. 46b-34(b), effective June 3, 2002; P.A. 04-257 made a technical change, effective June 14, 2004.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-35a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-35a - Refusal to provide services or accommodations related to the solemnization or celebration of a marriage on religious grounds.

 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a religious organization, association or society, or any nonprofit institution or organization operated, supervised or controlled by or in conjunction with a religious organization, association or society, shall not be required to provide services, accommodations, advantages, facilities, goods or privileges to an individual if the request for such services, accommodations, advantages, facilities, goods or privileges is related to the solemnization of a marriage or celebration of a marriage and such solemnization or celebration is in violation of their religious beliefs and faith. Any refusal to provide services, accommodations, advantages, facilities, goods or privileges in accordance with this section shall not create any civil claim or cause of action, or result in any state action to penalize or withhold benefits from such religious organization, association or society, or any nonprofit institution or organization operated, supervised or controlled by or in conjunction with a religious organization, association or society.(P.A. 09-13, S. 17.)History: P.A. 09-13 effective April 23, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-35b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-35b - Effect of marriage equality law on provision of adoption, foster care or social services by religious organization.

 Nothing in public act 09-13* shall be deemed or construed to affect the manner in which a religious organization may provide adoption, foster care or social services if such religious organization does not receive state or federal funds for that specific program or purpose.(P.A. 09-13, S. 19.)*Note: Public act 09-13 is entitled “An Act Implementing the Guarantee of Equal Protection Under the Constitution of the State for Same Sex Couples”. (See Reference Table captioned “Public Acts of 2009” in Volume 16 which lists the sections amended, created or repealed by the act.)History: P.A. 09-13 effective April 23, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-36a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-36a - Short title: Connecticut Premarital Agreement Act.

 Sections 46b-36a to 46b-36j, inclusive, may be cited as the Connecticut Premarital Agreement Act.(P.A. 95-170, S. 9, 11.)History: P.A. 95-170 effective October 1, 1995, and applicable to any premarital agreement executed on or after that date.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-36b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-36b - Definitions.

 As used in sections 46b-36a to 46b-36j, inclusive:(1) “Premarital agreement” means an agreement between prospective spouses made in contemplation of marriage.(2) “Property” means an interest, present or future, legal or equitable, vested or contingent, in real or personal property, tangible or intangible, including income and debt.(P.A. 95-170, S. 1, 11.)History: P.A. 95-170 effective October 1, 1995, and applicable to premarital agreements executed on or after that date.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-36c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-36c - Form of premarital agreement.

 A premarital agreement shall be in writing and signed by both parties. It shall be enforceable without consideration.(P.A. 95-170, S. 2, 11.)History: P.A. 95-170 effective October 1, 1995, and applicable to premarital agreements executed on or after that date.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-36d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-36d - Content of premarital agreement.

 (a) Parties to a premarital agreement may contract with respect to:(1) The rights and obligations of each of the parties in any of the property of either or both of them whenever and wherever acquired or located;(2) The right to buy, sell, use, transfer, exchange, abandon, lease, consume, expend, assign, create a security interest in, mortgage, encumber, dispose of, or otherwise manage and control property;(3) The disposition of property upon separation, marital dissolution, death, or the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any other event;(4) The modification or elimination of spousal support;(5) The making of a will, trust or other arrangement to carry out the provisions of the agreement;(6) The ownership rights in and disposition of the death benefit from a life insurance policy;(7) The right of either party as a participant or participant's spouse under a retirement plan;(8) The choice of law governing the construction of the agreement; and(9) Any other matter, including their personal rights and obligations.(b) No provision made under subdivisions (1) to (9), inclusive, of subsection (a) of this section may be in violation of public policy or of a statute imposing a criminal penalty.(c) The right of a child to support may not be adversely affected by a premarital agreement. Any provision relating to the care, custody and visitation or other provisions affecting a child shall be subject to judicial review and modification.(P.A. 95-170, S. 3, 11.)History: P.A. 95-170 effective October 1, 1995, and applicable to premarital agreements executed on or after that date.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-36e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-36e - Effect of marriage on premarital agreement.

 A premarital agreement becomes effective upon marriage unless otherwise provided in the agreement.(P.A. 95-170, S. 4, 11.)History: P.A. 95-170 effective October 1, 1995, and applicable to premarital agreements executed on or after that date.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-36f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-36f - Amendment or revocation of premarital agreement after marriage.

 After marriage, a premarital agreement may be amended or revoked only by a written agreement signed by the parties. The amended agreement or the revocation shall be enforceable without consideration.(P.A. 95-170, S. 5, 11.)History: P.A. 95-170 effective October 1, 1995, and applicable to premarital agreements executed on or after that date.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-36g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-36g - Enforcement of premarital agreement.

 (a) A premarital agreement or amendment shall not be enforceable if the party against whom enforcement is sought proves that:(1) Such party did not execute the agreement voluntarily; or(2) The agreement was unconscionable when it was executed or when enforcement is sought; or(3) Before execution of the agreement, such party was not provided a fair and reasonable disclosure of the amount, character and value of property, financial obligations and income of the other party; or(4) Such party was not afforded a reasonable opportunity to consult with independent counsel.(b) If a provision of a premarital agreement modifies or eliminates spousal support and such modification or elimination causes one party to the agreement to be eligible for support under a program of public assistance at the time of separation or marital dissolution, a court, notwithstanding the terms of the agreement, may require the other party to provide support to the extent necessary to avoid such eligibility.(c) An issue of unconscionability of a premarital agreement shall be decided by the court as a matter of law.(P.A. 95-170, S. 6, 11.)History: P.A. 95-170 effective October 1, 1995, and applicable to premarital agreements executed on or after that date.Connecticut Premarital Agreement Act endorses, clarifies and codifies McHugh standards and does not require attachment to the agreement of written financial disclosures, signatures of both parties if signed by party seeking to invalidate the contract, and delivery of the agreement to each signing party. 48 CS 502.Subsec. (a):Presentation of draft of prenuptial agreement 1 week before wedding is not sufficient to show lack of opportunity of adequate financial disclosure by defendant, where defendant informed plaintiff 2 months before the wedding that defendant wanted a prenuptial agreement; demonstration of reasonable opportunity to consult with legal counsel under section only requires opportunity for consultation, consistent with interpretation of identical statutory language. 281 C. 166.Prenuptial agreement that disclosed approximate property holdings and other financial obligations but failed to provide sufficient income information was unenforceable under Subsec.; “fair and reasonable disclosure” need not be exact but must at least provide a general approximation of amount, character and value of property, financial obligations and income. 132 CA 609.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-36h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-36h - Enforcement of premarital agreement when marriage void.

 If the marriage is held void or voidable, an agreement that would otherwise have been a premarital agreement shall be enforceable only to the extent necessary to avoid an inequitable result.(P.A. 95-170, S. 7, 11.)History: P.A. 95-170 effective October 1, 1995, and applicable to premarital agreements executed on or after that date.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-36i (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-36i - Statute of limitations re claims under premarital agreement.

 Any statute of limitations applicable to an action asserting a claim for relief under a premarital agreement is tolled during the marriage of the parties to the agreement, except that equitable defenses limiting the time for enforcement, including laches and estoppel, shall be available to either party.(P.A. 95-170, S. 8, 11.)History: P.A. 95-170 effective October 1, 1995, and applicable to premarital agreements executed on or after that date.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-36j (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-36j - Premarital agreements made prior to October 1, 1995, not affected.

 Nothing in sections 46b-36a to 46b-36j, inclusive, shall be deemed to affect the validity of any premarital agreement made prior to October 1, 1995.(P.A. 95-170, S. 10, 11.)History: P.A. 95-170 effective October 1, 1995, and applicable to premarital agreements executed on or after that date.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-38 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-38 - Relief from physical abuse by spouse. Application. Court orders. Duration. Copy. Other remedies.

 Section 46b-38 is repealed.(P.A. 77-336, S. 1; P.A. 78-230, S. 51, 54; P.A. 81-272, S. 1; 81-472, S. 149, 159; P.A. 83-319; P.A. 86-337, S. 12.)
CT Gen Stat § 46b-38d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-38d - Family violence offense report by peace officer. Compilation of statistics by Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection. Report to Governor and General Assembly.

 (a) A peace officer who responds to a family violence incident shall complete a family violence offense report, whether or not an arrest occurs.(b) Each police department, including resident troopers and constables, shall report all family violence incidents where an arrest occurs to the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, who shall compile statistics of family violence crimes and cause them to be published annually in the Connecticut Uniform Crime Reports. An offense shall be counted for each incident reported to the police. A zero shall be reported if no incidents have occurred during the reporting periods.(c) For the purpose of establishing accurate data on the extent and severity of family violence in the state and on the degree of compliance with the requirements of sections 46b-38a to 46b-38f, inclusive, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall prescribe a form for making family violence offense reports. The form shall include, but is not limited to, the following: (1) Name of the parties; (2) relationship of the parties; (3) sex of the parties; (4) date of birth of the parties; (5) time and date of the incident; (6) whether children were involved or whether the alleged act of family violence was committed in the presence of children; (7) type and extent of the alleged abuse; (8) existence of substance abuse; (9) number and types of weapons involved; (10) existence of any prior court orders; (11) any other data that may be necessary for a complete analysis of all circumstances leading to the arrest.(d) A copy of the family violence offense report shall be forwarded to the state's attorney for the appropriate judicial district in cases where an arrest has been made.(e) The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall tabulate and compile data from the family violence offense reports and report such compilation annually for the five years following October 1, 1986, to the Governor and the General Assembly.(f) Any person required to report under the provisions of this section who fails to make such report shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars.(P.A. 86-337, S. 4; P.A. 11-51, S. 134.)History: Pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Safety” and “Department of Public Safety” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection” and “Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-38e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-38e - Medical data collection reports. Form. Compilation of data by Department of Public Safety. Report to Governor and General Assembly.

 Section 46b-38e is repealed.(P.A. 86-337, S. 5; P.A. 91-381, S. 6.)
CT Gen Stat § 46b-38f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-38f - Statistical summary of family violence cases maintained by Court Support Services Division. Reports.

 (a) The Court Support Services Division shall maintain a statistical summary of all family violence cases referred to the family violence intervention units. Such summary shall include, but not be limited to, the number of family violence cases referred, the nature of the cases and the charges and dispositions.(b) The statistical summary reports prepared by the Court Support Services Division shall be submitted to the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection on a monthly basis. The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall compile and report annually for a period of five years to the Governor and the General Assembly the tabulated data of family violence crime reports.(P.A. 86-337, S. 8; P.A. 02-132, S. 15; P.A. 11-51, S. 134.)History: P.A. 02-132 replaced “Family Division” with “Court Support Services Division”; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Department of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection” in Subsec. (b), effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-38g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-38g - Programs for children impacted by domestic violence.

 The Chief Court Administrator shall, within available appropriations, establish programs for children impacted by domestic violence.(P.A. 93-280, S. 1.)See Sec. 54-216 re restitution services for victims of domestic violence and their families and children who witness domestic violence.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-38h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-38h - Designation of conviction of certain crimes as involving family violence for purposes of criminal history record information.

 If any person is convicted of a violation of section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, or section 53a-59, 53a-59a, 53a-59c, 53a-60, 53a-60a, 53a-60b, 53a-60c, 53a-62, 53a-63, 53a-64, 53a-64aa, 53a-64bb, 53a-64cc, 53a-70, 53a-70a, 53a-70c, 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b, 53a-181, 53a-181c, 53a-181d, 53a-181e, 53a-182, 53a-182b, 53a-183, 53a-223, 53a-223a or 53a-223b, against a family or household member, as defined in section 46b-38a, the court shall include a designation that such conviction involved family violence on the court record for the purposes of criminal history record information, as defined in subsection (a) of section 54-142g.(P.A. 99-186, S. 1; P.A. 03-202, S. 6; P.A. 12-114, S. 7; P.A. 14-234, S. 1; P.A. 19-189, S. 11.)History: P.A. 03-202 added reference to Sec. 53a-223b and made a technical change; P.A. 12-114 added references to Secs. 53a-59c, 53a-62, 53a-63, 53a-64, 53a-64aa, 53a-64bb, 53a-64cc, 53a-70c, 53a-182, 53a-182b and 53a-183, substituted “family violence” for “domestic violence” and made a conforming change; P.A. 14-234 added reference to Sec. 53a-181; P.A. 19-189 replaced “53a-70b” with “section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019” and made a technical change.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-38i (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-38i - Judicial Department training for staff re family violence issues and law. Methods to reduce geographic disparities.

 (a) The Judicial Department shall provide training to Judicial Department staff, including court personnel, within available appropriations, on family violence issues and law, including, but not limited to, issues and law related to family violence in immigrant communities. Such training shall address arrest policies and eligibility for federal T Visas for victims of human trafficking and federal U Visas for unauthorized immigrants who are victims of family violence and other crimes.(b) The Judicial Department shall, on an ongoing basis, within available appropriations, study and implement methods to reduce disparities in the disposition of family violence cases among geographic areas.(Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7, S. 66.)History: Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7 effective July 1, 2010.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-38k (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-38k - Unlawful disclosure of confidential location of an emergency shelter operated by domestic violence agency. Class A misdemeanor.

 Any person who maliciously publishes, disseminates or otherwise discloses the confidential location of an emergency shelter operated by a domestic violence agency, as defined in section 52-146k, without written authorization from the domestic violence agency that operates such emergency shelter to publish, disseminate or otherwise disclose the location of such emergency shelter shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.(P.A. 14-234, S. 11.)
CT Gen Stat § 46b-38m (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-38m - Accessibility of domestic violence offender program standards on Judicial Branch's Internet web site.

 Not later than thirty days after June 30, 2015, the Criminal Justice Policy Advisory Committee shall submit to the Chief Court Administrator the domestic violence offender program standards that were presented to said committee on September 25, 2014. The Chief Court Administrator shall ensure that such program standards, and any updates or revisions thereto provided to the Chief Court Administrator by the Domestic Violence Offender Program Standards Advisory Council, are accessible electronically on the Internet web site of the Judicial Branch.(P.A. 15-211, S. 20.)History: P.A. 15-211 effective June 30, 2015.