{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-731a","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-731a","heading":"Issuance of final adoption decree notwithstanding death of child.","body":"If (1) a minor child, free for adoption pursuant to section 45a-725 on or after January 1, 1995, was placed with prospective adoptive parents by the Commissioner of Children and Families or a licensed child-placing agency, (2) an application for adoption was filed with the court of probate having jurisdiction, and (3) the child died prior to April 30, 1995, the court may enter a final decree approving such adoption, notwithstanding the death of such minor child prior to the final adoption decree, provided such adoption is solely for the purpose of establishing a name for the child and rights concerning burial. No other right or responsibility shall inure as a result of an adoption approved pursuant to this section.","path":["TITLE 45a. PROBATE COURTS AND PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 803*. TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AND ADOPTION","PART III*. ADOPTION"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_803.htm#sec_45a-731a","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":"4e42dd307f3a1f9a09e6a1c5bbc22daa64b87f6b4945e03b92db9e8a9bb3d3e7","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-731","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-732"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}