{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-706","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-706","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 45-61a). Rule of construction.","body":"The provisions of sections 45a-706 to 45a-709, inclusive, 45a-715 to 45a-718, inclusive, 45a-724 to 45a-734, inclusive, 45a-736, 45a-737 and 52-231a shall be liberally construed in the best interests of any child for whom a petition has been filed under said sections.","path":["TITLE 45a. PROBATE COURTS AND PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 803*. TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AND ADOPTION","PART I*. TERMINATION AND ADOPTION IN GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_803.htm#sec_45a-706","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":"0dbbf627af8538b430a2c6c146a41ff62f53653486432b6e2f27ff3101e161ba","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-705a","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-706a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}