{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-458","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-458","heading":"Standing to maintain proceedings.","body":"Subject to the provisions of sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive, a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may be maintained by: (1) The child, if the child is eighteen years of age or older or, if the child is a minor, through a representative of the child; (2) the person who gave birth to the child, unless a court has adjudicated that such person is not a parent; (3) a person who is a parent of the child under sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive; (4) a person who seeks to be adjudicated a parent under the provisions of sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive; (5) the Department of Social Services; (6) the Department of Children and Families; (7) a person deemed by the court to have a sufficient interest to file a claim for parentage on behalf of a deceased parent; or (8) a representative authorized by the law of this state, other than sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive, to act for a person who otherwise would be entitled to maintain a proceeding but is deceased, incapacitated or a minor.","path":["TITLE 46b. FAMILY LAW","CHAPTER 818. CONNECTICUT PARENTAGE ACT AND PARENTAGE-RELATED PROVISIONS","PART I. CONNECTICUT PARENTAGE ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_818.htm#sec_46b-458","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":"a3a2b7391ce60a4abb80e457813b6930e9b5681a502215cba7880a5cf58d62b1","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-455-to-46b-457","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-459"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}