{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-116i","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-116i","heading":"Evidentiary prerequisite standard for termination of parental rights of Indian child.","body":"No termination of parental rights may be ordered in a termination of parental rights proceeding in the absence of a determination, supported by evidence beyond a reasonable doubt, including testimony of qualified expert witnesses, that the continued custody of the child by the parent or Indian custodian is likely to result in serious emotional or physical damage to the Indian child.","path":["TITLE 46b. FAMILY LAW","CHAPTER 815q. CONNECTICUT INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_815q.htm#sec_46b-116i","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":"2026-09-06T19:07:16Z","sha256":"a775e6471464050b32919a0691c517c3a10ba8cc97004fe31a78ca59bf520da9","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-116h","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-116j"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}