{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-698","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-698","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 45-78x). Application by guardian or conservator for consent to sterilization.","body":"Whenever sterilization is sought of a person under guardianship or conservatorship, application for consent to sterilization shall be filed in Probate Court by the guardian, conservator or other interested party. Notification and appointment of legal counsel shall be carried out pursuant to sections 45a-693 and 45a-694. The individual for whom sterilization is sought shall be present at the hearing unless the court, for good cause shown, shall excuse such attendance.","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-698","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":"f376f9b3b6e7d7218ad79f2617f189ce6fd772b19ec49f0899ac995d1a059cd7","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-697","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-699"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}