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CT Gen Stat § 46b-15d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815a - Orders of Protection and Relief|Section 46b-15d - Courthouse space allocation for meeting between person seeking service of hearing notice and order and proper officer.

 In each Superior Court where a restraining order issued under section 46b-15 may be made returnable, the Chief Court Administrator shall, where feasible, work to allocate space in such court so as to permit a meeting between a person seeking service of the notice of hearing and any order issued under section 46b-15 and a proper officer.(P.A. 16-34, S. 4.)
CT Gen Stat § 46b-15e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815a - Orders of Protection and Relief|Section 46b-15e - Chief Court Administrator's responsibilities re applications for restraining orders and collection of data relating to restraining orders and civil protection orders.

 (a) The Chief Court Administrator shall revise and simplify the process for filing an application for relief under section 46b-15. The Chief Court Administrator shall ensure that any person seeking to file an application for relief is provided with a one-page, plain language explanation of how to apply for relief under section 46b-15. The Chief Court Administrator shall develop and make available to the public educational materials concerning the warrant process set forth in section 29-38c relating to a person who poses a risk of imminent personal injury to himself or herself or to other individuals.(b) The Chief Court Administrator shall annually collect data on (1) the number of restraining orders issued under section 46b-15 and civil protection orders issued under section 46b-16a; (2) the number of such orders that are not picked up by an applicant from the office of the clerk at the court location which issued the order; (3) the method of service of such orders in cases in which a respondent is successfully served with the order; (4) the number of requests for a police officer to be present at the time service of an order pursuant to subsection (h) of section 46b-15; and (5) the number of such orders issued that subsequently expire or are dismissed because the respondent could not be served with the order.(P.A. 16-34, S. 5.)
CT Gen Stat § 46b-16 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815a - Orders of Protection and Relief|Section 46b-16 - Petition to Superior Court for ex parte order re temporary care and custody of child when parent arrested for custodial interference. Duration of order.

 (a) When (1) a parent or relative has been arrested for violation of section 53a-97 or 53a-98 or arrested pursuant to chapter 964 for an offense of intentional interference of the lawful custody of a child under the laws of another state or territory, and (2) a child has been in the care of such parent or relative, the legal custodian of the child or the Department of Children and Families may petition the superior court or probate court which has venue over the matter for immediate temporary custody of the child.(b) If the court finds that there is a substantial likelihood that the child will be removed from the jurisdiction of the court prior to a hearing to determine custody, an order of temporary custody may be issued ex parte by the court granting the temporary care and custody of the child to a suitable person or agency pending a hearing to determine custody pursuant to chapter 815j or 815p. Such hearing shall be held not more than five days from the issuance of the ex parte order or less than three days from the return of service, whichever is later.(c) If the parent or relative arrested for violation of section 53a-97 or 53a-98 is in custody of the state, the state shall produce such parent or relative for the hearing to determine custody of the child pursuant to chapter 815j or 815p.(d) The sole duty of the Department of Children and Families under this section shall be to provide care for the child during the period of custody pending determination of the custodial rights of the parents or guardians.(P.A. 86-311, S. 2; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; P.A. 03-19, S. 102.)History: 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. 03-19 made technical changes in Subsecs. (b) and (c), effective May 12, 2003.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-20 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-20 - Definitions.

 As used in this chapter:(1) “Registrar” means the registrar of vital statistics;(2) “Applicant” means applicant for a marriage license;(3) “License” means marriage license; and(4) “Marriage” means the legal union of two persons.(P.A. 78-230, S. 1, 54; P.A. 09-13, S. 3.)History: P.A. 09-13 replaced alphabetic Subdiv. designators with numeric designators and added Subdiv. (4) defining “marriage”, effective April 23, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-20a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-20a - Eligibility to marry. Issuance of license to minor who is sixteen or seventeen, when permitted.

 (a) A person is eligible to marry if such person is:(1) Not a party to another marriage, or a relationship that provides substantially the same rights, benefits and responsibilities as a marriage, entered into in this state or another state or jurisdiction, unless the parties to the marriage will be the same as the parties to such other relationship;(2) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, at least eighteen years of age;(3) Except as provided in section 46b-29, not under the supervision or control of a conservator; and(4) Not prohibited from entering into a marriage pursuant to section 46b-21.(b) A license may be issued to a minor who is at least sixteen years of age but under eighteen years of age with the approval of the Probate Court as provided in this subsection. A parent or guardian of a minor may, on behalf of the minor, petition the Probate Court for the district in which the minor resides seeking approval for the issuance of a license to such minor. The court shall schedule a hearing on the petition and give notice to the minor, the minor's parents or guardians and to the other party to the intended marriage. The minor and the petitioning parent or guardian shall be present at such hearing. The court may, in its discretion, require the other party to the intended marriage to be present at such hearing. After a hearing on the petition, the court may approve the issuance of a license to the minor if the court finds that: (1) The petitioning parent or guardian consents to the marriage; (2) the minor consents to the marriage and such consent is based upon an understanding of the nature and consequences of marriage; (3) the minor has sufficient capacity to make such a decision; (4) the minor's decision to marry is made voluntarily and free from coercion; and (5) the marriage would not be detrimental to the minor.(P.A. 09-13, S. 4; P.A. 16-66, S. 21; P.A. 17-54, S. 1.)History: P.A. 09-13 effective April 23, 2009; P.A. 16-66 amended Subdiv. (1) to delete “marriage or”; P.A. 17-54 designated existing provisions re person eligible to marry as Subsec. (a) and amended same by substituting “subsection (b) of this section” for “section 46b-30” in Subdiv. (2), and added Subsec. (b) re issuance of license to minor who is at least 16 but under 18 years of age.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-21. (Formerly Sec. 46-1) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-21. (Formerly Sec. 46-1) - Marriage of persons related by consanguinity or affinity prohibited.

 No person may marry such person's parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, sibling, parent's sibling, sibling's child, stepparent or stepchild. Any marriage within these degrees is void.(1949 Rev., S. 7301; P.A. 78-230, S. 3, 54; P.A. 09-13, S. 6.)History: P.A. 78-230 changed wording slightly and substituted “may” for “shall”; Sec. 46-1 transferred to Sec. 46b-21 in 1979; P.A. 09-13 made provision prohibiting a man or woman marrying person of the opposite sex related within certain degrees of consanguinity or affinity applicable regardless of sex of such other person, effective April 23, 2009.See Sec. 53a-191 re incest.Annotations to former section 46-1:Does not prohibit marriage with deceased husband's brother. 12 C. 94. “Sister” includes half-sister for purpose of incest prosecution. 132 C. 165. The marriage of a niece and her uncle in Italy, though valid there and contracted without intent to evade the law of this state, held not valid in this state. 148 C. 288. Relationship of niece-in-law and uncle-in-law held not within enumerated relationships for crime of incest. 158 C. 461.Annotations to present section:Former section cited. 182 C. 344. Relationship as half-uncle and half-niece is void. 213 C. 637.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-22b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-22b - Refusal to solemnize or participate in ceremony solemnizing a marriage on religious grounds.

 (a) No member of the clergy authorized to join persons in marriage pursuant to section 46b-22 shall be required to solemnize any marriage in violation of his or her right to the free exercise of religion guaranteed by the first amendment to the United States Constitution or section 3 of article first of the Constitution of the state.(b) No church or qualified church-controlled organization, as defined in 26 USC 3121, shall be required to participate in a ceremony solemnizing a marriage in violation of the religious beliefs of that church or qualified church-controlled organization.(P.A. 09-13, S. 7.)History: P.A. 09-13 effective April 23, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-23. (Formerly Sec. 46-4) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-23. (Formerly Sec. 46-4) - Joining persons in marriage knowingly without authority.

 Any person who undertakes to join persons in marriage, knowing that he is not authorized to do so, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than one year or both.(1949 Rev., S. 8595.)History: Sec. 46-4 transferred to Sec. 46b-23 in 1979.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-24. (Formerly Sec. 46-5a) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-24. (Formerly Sec. 46-5a) - License. Period of validity. Penalty for solemnization without license. Validity of marriage ceremony.

 (a) Except as provided in section 46b-28a, no persons may be joined in marriage in this state until both have complied with the provisions of this section, sections 46b-20a, 46b-25 and 46b-29 to 46b-33, inclusive, and have been issued a license by the registrar for the town in which the marriage is to be celebrated, which license shall bear the certification of the registrar that the persons named therein have complied with the provisions of said sections.(b) Such license, when certified by the registrar, is sufficient authority for any person authorized to perform a marriage ceremony in this state to join such persons in marriage, provided the ceremony is performed within a period of not more than sixty-five days after the date of application.(c) Anyone who joins any persons in marriage without having received such license from them shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars.(d) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, in order to be valid in this state, a marriage ceremony shall be conducted by and in the physical presence of a person who is authorized to solemnize marriages.(1967, P.A. 313, S. 1; P.A. 78-230, S. 5, 54; P.A. 03-188, S. 3; P.A. 07-79, S. 6; P.A. 09-232, S. 73; P.A. 16-66, S. 29; P.A. 17-54, S. 4.)History: P.A. 78-230 divided section into Subsecs. and made minor changes in wording and added fine provision applicable to those who marry persons without receiving license, designated as Subsec. (c); Sec. 46-5a transferred to Sec. 46b-24 in 1979 and internal section references changed as necessary to reflect those sections' transfer; P.A. 03-188 amended Subsec. (a) by authorizing a registrar for a town to issue a marriage license when either person to be married is a resident of such town, deleting reference to repealed Secs. 46b-26 and 46b-27, adding reference to Sec. 46b-25 and making technical changes, and amended Subsec. (b) by deleting provision that required marriage ceremony take place “within the town where the license was issued”; P.A. 07-79 added Subsec. (d) to require marriage ceremonies to be conducted by and in the physical presence of a person authorized to solemnize marriages; P.A. 09-232 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting former Subdiv. (2) re authority of registrar for a town to issue marriage license when either person to be married resides in such town and by making a conforming change; P.A. 16-66 amended Subsec. (a) to add “Except as provided in section 46b-28a,” and make technical changes, effective May 27, 2016; P.A. 17-54 amended Subsec. (a) to add reference to Sec. 46b-20a and make technical changes.Former section cited and validity of marriage solemnized without marriage license discussed. 182 C. 344.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-24a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-24a - Validation of marriages occurring in town other than town where license issued.

 All marriages celebrated before June 6, 2014, otherwise valid except that the license for any such marriage was issued in a town other than the town in this state in which such marriage was celebrated, or where either party to the marriage resided at the time of the marriage license application, are validated.(P.A. 79-298, S. 1; P.A. 82-166, S. 3, 4; P.A. 89-151, S. 1, 2; P.A. 91-12, S. 2, 3; P.A. 93-87, S. 2, 3; P.A. 95-6, S. 2, 3; P.A. 97-10, S. 2, 3; P.A. 99-20, S. 2, 3; P.A. 01-4, S. 2, 3; P.A. 02-71, S. 4; P.A. 03-238, S. 2; P.A. 06-195, S. 19; P.A. 14-146, S. 4.)History: P.A. 82-166 extended validation to marriages celebrated before May 17, 1982; P.A. 89-151 extended validation to marriages celebrated before June 1, 1989; P.A. 91-12 changed “June 1, 1989” to “March 28, 1991”; P.A. 93-87 changed applicable date from March 26, 1991, to June 2, 1993, effective June 2, 1993; P.A. 95-6 changed applicable date from June 2, 1993, to April 13, 1995, effective April 13, 1995; P.A. 97-10 changed applicable date from April 13, 1995, to April 18, 1997, effective April 18, 1997; P.A. 99-20 changed applicable date from April 18, 1997, to May 12, 1999, effective May 12, 1999; P.A. 01-4 changed applicable date from May 12, 1999, to April 27, 2001, effective April 27, 2001; P.A. 02-71 changed applicable date from “before April 27, 2001,” to “on and after April 27, 2001, and before June 3, 2002,” effective June 3, 2002; P.A. 03-238 changed applicable date from “on and after April 27, 2001, and before June 3, 2002,” to “before July 9, 2003,” and specified that the town in which such marriage was celebrated be “in this state”, effective July 9, 2003; P.A. 06-195 changed applicable date from July 9, 2003, to June 7, 2006, and extended validation to towns where either party resided at time of marriage license application, effective June 7, 2006; P.A. 14-146 changed applicable date from June 7, 2006, to June 6, 2014, effective June 6, 2014.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-25. (Formerly Sec. 46-5b) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-25. (Formerly Sec. 46-5b) - Application for license.

 No license may be issued by the registrar until both persons have appeared before the registrar and made application for a license. The registrar shall issue a license to any two persons eligible to marry under this chapter. The license shall be completed in its entirety, dated, signed and sworn to by each applicant and shall state each applicant's name, age, race, birthplace, residence, whether single, widowed or divorced and whether under the supervision or control of a conservator or guardian. The Social Security numbers of both persons shall be recorded in the “administrative purposes” section of the license. If the license is signed and sworn to by the applicants on different dates, the later date shall be deemed the date of application.(1967, P.A. 313, S. 2; P.A. 78-230, S. 6, 54; P.A. 96-3; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-7, S. 16, 38; P.A. 01-163, S. 34; P.A. 04-255, S. 26; P.A. 09-13, S. 5; P.A. 12-197, S. 2.)History: P.A. 78-230 restated provisions; Sec. 46b-5b transferred to Sec. 46b-25 in 1979 and internal section reference revised to reflect its transfer; P.A. 96-3 substituted “race” for “color”; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-7 required that Social Security numbers be stated on application for marriage license, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 01-163 revised requirements re Social Security numbers, deleted requirement for applicant's occupation, deleted provisions re public examination and filing of applications and made technical changes; P.A. 04-255 added requirement that license be completed in its entirety; P.A. 09-13 added provision requiring registrar to issue license to any 2 persons eligible to marry under this chapter and replaced “the bride and groom” with “both persons”, effective April 23, 2009; P.A. 12-197 amended provision re date of application signed by applicants on different dates by replacing “earlier date” with “later date”.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-28. (Formerly Sec. 46-6) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-28. (Formerly Sec. 46-6) - Validity of marriages celebrated in a foreign country.

 All marriages in which one or both parties are citizens of this state, celebrated in a foreign country, shall be valid, provided: (1) Each party would have legal capacity to contract such marriage in this state and the marriage is celebrated in conformity with the law of that country; or (2) the marriage is celebrated, in the presence of the ambassador or minister to that country from the United States or in the presence of a consular officer of the United States accredited to such country, at a place within his consular jurisdiction, by any ordained or licensed clergyman engaged in the work of the ministry in any state of the United States or in any foreign country.(1949 Rev., S. 7303; February, 1965, P.A. 94; P.A. 78-230, S. 14, 54.)History: 1965 act deleted requirements that license certificate must be obtained from registrar in town of residence of one or both parties to marriage for foreign marriage to be valid and that certificate must be returned to the registrar and provision imposing $100 fine for failure to do so; P.A. 78-230 restated provisions; Sec. 46-6 transferred to Sec. 46b-28 in 1979.Annotation to former section 46-6:The marriage of a niece and her uncle in Italy, though valid there and contracted without intent to evade the law of this state, held not valid in this state. 148 C. 288.Annotation to present section:Cited. 213 C. 637.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-28a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-28a - Recognition of marriages and other relationships entered into in another state or jurisdiction.

 A marriage, or a relationship that provides substantially the same rights, benefits and responsibilities as a marriage, between two persons entered into in another state or jurisdiction and recognized as valid by such other state or jurisdiction shall be recognized as a valid marriage in this state, provided such marriage or relationship is not expressly prohibited by statute in this state. For purposes of this section, “another jurisdiction” includes, but is not limited to, the Mashantucket Pequot reservation and the Mohegan reservation. The requirements set forth in section 46b-24 shall not apply to a person entering into a marriage on either of said reservations.(P.A. 09-13, S. 1; P.A. 16-66, S. 31.)History: P.A. 09-13 effective April 23, 2009; P.A. 16-66 defined “another jurisdiction” and added provision re application of requirements set forth in Sec. 46b-24, effective May 27, 2016.Trial court had jurisdiction to dissolve marriage presided in New York by person impersonating a rabbi, because New York legislature validated such marriages, and therefore marriage was not expressly prohibited by statute in this state including Sec. 46b-22 which is limited to marriages performed in this state; section is in accord with full faith and credit clause of U.S. Constitution. 322 C. 166.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-28b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-28b - Recognition by another state or jurisdiction of marriages entered into in this state.

 A marriage between two persons entered into in this state and recognized as valid in this state may be recognized as a marriage, or a relationship that provides substantially the same rights, benefits and responsibilities as a marriage, in another state or jurisdiction if one or both persons travel to or reside in such other state or jurisdiction.(P.A. 09-13, S. 2.)History: P.A. 09-13 effective April 23, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-28c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-28c - Prior divorce in another state or country. Validity of marriage in this state.

 No marriage shall be presumed to be invalid or bigamous because a prior divorce of one of the parties that was entered legally in another state or country does not meet the jurisdictional requirements of the law of this state.(P.A. 15-214, S. 1.)History: P.A. 15-214 effective July 1, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-28d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-28d - Recognition of marriages entered into at Mashantucket Pequot reservation or Mohegan reservation.

 All marriages celebrated before May 27, 2016, under a tribal marriage license at the Mashantucket Pequot reservation or Mohegan reservation are recognized as a valid marriage in this state, provided the marriage is recognized under the laws of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation or the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut and not otherwise expressly prohibited by statute in this state.(P.A. 16-66, S. 30.)History: P.A. 16-66 effective May 27, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-29. (Formerly Sec. 46-5e) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-29. (Formerly Sec. 46-5e) - Marriage of persons under conservatorship.

 (a) No marriage license may be issued to any applicant under the supervision or control of a conservator, appointed in accordance with sections 45a-644 to 45a-662, inclusive, unless the written consent of the conservator, signed and acknowledged before a person authorized to take acknowledgments of conveyances under the provisions of section 47-5a, or authorized to take acknowledgments in any other state or country, is filed with the registrar.(b) Any person married without the consent provided for in subsection (a) of this section shall acquire no rights by such marriage in the property of any person who was under such control or supervision at the time of the marriage.(1967, P.A. 313, S. 5; P.A. 77-14; P.A. 78-230, S. 9, 54; P.A. 86-323, S. 13; P.A. 00-196, S. 25.)History: P.A. 77-14 prohibited issuance of license to applicants having guardians without written consent of the guardian and added specific references to Chs. 779 and 779a; P.A. 78-230 divided section into Subsecs. and rephrased provisions; Sec. 46-5e transferred to Sec. 46b-29 in 1979; P.A. 86-323 deleted reference to guardians appointed in accordance with chapter 779a; P.A. 00-196 corrected an internal reference in Subsec. (a).
CT Gen Stat § 46b-30. (Formerly Sec. 46-5f) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815e - Marriage|Section 46b-30. (Formerly Sec. 46-5f) - Marriage of minors.

 Section 46b-30 is repealed, effective October 1, 2017.(1967, P.A. 313, S. 6; P.A. 78-230, S. 10, 54; P.A. 17-54, S. 5.)