CHAPTER 778*
ADOPTION

*See chapter 319a re child welfare.
Adoption agreements not required to be witnessed or acknowledged. 129 C. 239. Cited. 179 C. 155, 166. Expresses legislative intent that no person shall acquire parental status unless certain formalities are observed. 180 C. 114, 120. Cited. 198 C. 138, 145.

Table of Contents

Sec. 45-61. Who may give in adoption.
Secs. 45-61a and 45-61b.
Secs. 45-61c and 45-61d.
Sec. 45-61e.
Sec. 45-61f.
Sec. 45-61g. Effect of order terminating parental rights.
Sec. 45-61h.
Secs. 45-61i and 45-61j.
Sec. 45-61k.
Sec. 45-61l.
Sec. 45-62.
Sec. 45-63.
Sec. 45-63a.
Secs. 45-63b to 45-63d.
Sec. 45-64.
Sec. 45-64a.
Secs. 45-65 and 45-65a. Inheritance by and from adopted children. Words "child", "descendant", "heirs" in wills and trust documents to include adopted persons.
Sec. 45-66.
Secs. 45-66a and 45-66b.
Secs. 45-67 and 45-68.
Sec. 45-68a.
Sec. 45-68b.
Sec. 45-68c.
Sec. 45-68d. Adoption Records Review Board established.
Secs. 45-68e to 45-68m.
Sec. 45-68n.
Secs. 45-68o and 45-68p.
Secs. 45-69 and 45-69a.
Sec. 45-69b. Decrees terminating parental rights or of adoption, when uncontestable.

PART I
TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS; ADOPTION

Sec. 45-61. Who may give in adoption. Section 45-61 is repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 6866; 1953, 1955, S. 2904d; 1959, P.A. 185; 1969, P.A. 691, S. 2; P.A. 73-156, S. 21.)

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Secs. 45-61a and 45-61b. Transferred to Chapter 803, Part I, Secs. 45a-706 and 45a-707.

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Secs. 45-61c and 45-61d. Transferred to Chapter 803, Part II, Secs. 45a-715 and 45a-716.

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Sec. 45-61e. Transferred to Chapter 803, Part I, Sec. 45a-708.

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Sec. 45-61f. Transferred to Chapter 803, Part II, Sec. 45a-717.

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Sec. 45-61g. Effect of order terminating parental rights. Section 45-61g is repealed.
(P.A. 73-156, S. 8; P.A. 74-164, S. 18, 20.)

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Sec. 45-61h. Transferred to Chapter 803, Part II, Sec. 45a-718.

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Secs. 45-61i and 45-61j. Transferred to Chapter 803, Part III, Secs. 45a-724 and 45a-725.

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Sec. 45-61k. Transferred to Chapter 803, Part I, Sec. 45a-709.

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Sec. 45-61l. Transferred to Chapter 803, Part III, Sec. 45a-726.

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Sec. 45-62. Transferred to Chapter 803, Part III, Sec. 45a-732.

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Sec. 45-63. Transferred to Chapter 803, Part III, Sec. 45a-727.

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Sec. 45-63a. Transferred to Chapter 803, Part III, Sec. 45a-733.

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Secs. 45-63b to 45-63d. Transferred to Chapter 803, Part III, Secs. 45a-728 to 45a- 730, inclusive.

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Sec. 45-64. Transferred to Chapter 803, Part IV, Sec. 45a-745.

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Sec. 45-64a. Transferred to Chapter 803, Part III, Sec. 45a-731.

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Secs. 45-65 and 45-65a. Inheritance by and from adopted children. Words "child", "descendant", "heirs" in wills and trust documents to include adopted persons. Sections 45-65 and 45-65a are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 6869; 1955, S. 2905d; 1957, P.A. 163, S. 39; 1959, P.A. 106; P.A. 73-156, S. 21.)

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Sec. 45-66. Transferred to Chapter 803, Part IV, Sec. 45a-754.

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Secs. 45-66a and 45-66b. Transferred to Chapter 803, Part III, Secs. 45a-736 and 45a-737.

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Secs. 45-67 and 45-68. Transferred to Chapter 803, Part III, Secs. 45a-734 and 45a-735.
*Cited. 8 CA 216, 236.
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PART II*
AVAILABILITY AND CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS

Sec. 45-68a. Transferred to Chapter 803, Part IV, Sec. 45a-745.

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Sec. 45-68b. Transferred to Chapter 803, Part IV, Sec. 45a-744.

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Sec. 45-68c. Transferred to Chapter 803, Part IV, Sec. 45a-743.

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Sec. 45-68d. Adoption Records Review Board established. Section 45-68d is repealed.
(P.A. 77-246, S. 7; 77-614, S. 323, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 80-476, S. 160; P.A. 87-555, S. 15.)

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Secs. 45-68e to 45-68m. Transferred to Chapter 803, Part IV, Secs. 45a-746 to 45a-757, inclusive.

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Sec. 45-68n. Transferred to Chapter 803, Part IV, Sec. 45a-757.

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Secs. 45-68o and 45-68p. Transferred to Chapter 803, Part IV, Secs. 45a-755 and 45a-756.

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Secs. 45-69 and 45-69a. Transferred to Chapter 803, Part III, Secs. 45a-736 and 45a-737.

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Sec. 45-69b. Decrees terminating parental rights or of adoption, when uncontestable. Section 45-69b is repealed.
(P.A. 73-156, S. 15; P.A. 74-164, S. 18, 20.)
See Sec. 45a-187 re time for taking appeals from probate orders.

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