{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-694","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-694","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 45-78t). Appointment of counsel to represent respondent. Compensation.","body":"Upon the filing of an application for a determination of an individual's ability to give informed consent to sterilization, the court shall appoint legal counsel to represent any respondent who has not selected a counsel to represent such respondent in response to the application. Such legal counsel shall be from a panel of attorneys admitted to practice in this state provided by the Probate Court Administrator in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Probate Court Administrator in accordance with section 45a-77. The reasonable compensation of an appointed legal counsel shall be established by the court. Such compensation shall be charged to the respondent provided, if the court finds such respondent is unable to pay such compensation, it shall be paid from the Probate Court Administration Fund.","path":["TITLE 45a. PROBATE COURTS AND PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 802h*. PROTECTED PERSONS AND THEIR PROPERTY","PART VI. STERILIZATION"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_802h.htm#sec_45a-694","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":"5102a597a72edae841e38648ef4fb6e26dc4dd8db3a74390cba82fc19f4b2cd2","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-693","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-695"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}