{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-116z","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-116z","heading":"Applicability of federal law providing a higher standard of protection to rights of parent, Indian custodian of Indian child.","body":"In any case where federal law applicable to a child custody proceeding under the provisions of sections 46b-116a to 46b-116aa, inclusive, provides a higher standard of protection to the rights of the parent or Indian custodian of an Indian child than the rights provided under said sections, the state court shall apply the more protective federal standard.","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-116z","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":"81f928debca3e56d00a47f8226e29483d0a896e769a3103237424df9677e4633","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-116y","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-116aa"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}