{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-617","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-617","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 45-45b). Appointment of guardian, coguardians or permanent guardian of the person of a minor.","body":"(a) When appointing a guardian, coguardians or permanent guardian of the person of a minor, the court shall take into consideration the following factors: (1) The ability of the prospective guardian, coguardians or permanent guardian to meet, on a continuing day to day basis, the physical, emotional, moral and educational needs of the minor; (2) the minor's wishes, if he or she is over the age of twelve or is of sufficient maturity and capable of forming an intelligent preference; (3) the existence or nonexistence of an established relationship between the minor and the prospective guardian, coguardians or permanent guardian; and (4) the best interests of the child. There shall be a rebuttable presumption that appointment of a grandparent or other relative related by blood or marriage as a guardian, coguardian or permanent guardian is in the best interests of the minor child.\n(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 45a-604, for purposes of this section and section 45a-106a, “minor” or “minor child” means (1) a person under the age of eighteen, or (2) an unmarried person under the age of twenty-one who (A) is dependent on a competent caregiver, (B) has consented to the appointment or continuation of a guardian after attaining the age of eighteen, and (C) files or on whose behalf is filed a petition for findings pursuant to section 45a-608n.","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-617","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":"e9b5acccd298badadca13ba807a75d4e2de9d19fcd946d0c35e62e7fdf2a2ea1","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-616a","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-618"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}