{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-606","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-606","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 45-43). Father and mother joint guardians.","body":"The father and mother of every minor child are joint guardians of the person of the minor, and the powers, rights and duties of the father and the mother in regard to the minor shall be equal. If either father or mother dies or is removed as guardian, the other parent of the minor child shall become the sole guardian of the person of the minor.","path":["TITLE 45a. PROBATE COURTS AND PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 802h*. PROTECTED PERSONS AND THEIR PROPERTY","PART II*. GUARDIANS OF THE PERSON OF A MINOR"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_802h.htm#sec_45a-606","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:15Z","sha256":"f2cb213a7a937ba5f1124ab902c127dc8e5c991b0c44efd912c0bb4d1f7c0417","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-605","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-607"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}