{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-116x","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-116x","heading":"Jurisdiction in cases where petitioner improperly removed Indian child from parent or custodian or improperly retained custody.","body":"Where any petitioner in an Indian child custody proceeding before a state court has improperly removed the child from custody of the parent or Indian custodian or has improperly retained custody after a visit or other temporary relinquishment of custody, the court shall decline jurisdiction over such petition and shall forthwith return the child to the parent or Indian custodian unless returning the child to the parent or custodian would subject the child to a substantial and immediate danger or threat of such danger.","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-116x","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":"4ce22dc68991d208e1c2ee8848a5c5b5583ae6a2dd36f3ba345107ad8a2eadf0","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-116w","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-116y"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}