{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-459","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-459","heading":"Notice of proceeding.","body":"(a) Notice of a proceeding to adjudicate parentage shall be given, by the petitioner for proceedings in the Superior Court and by the Court for proceedings in the Probate Court, to the following persons: (1) The person who gave birth to the child, unless a court has adjudicated that such person is not a parent; (2) a presumed, acknowledged or adjudicated parent of the child; (3) a person whose parentage of the child is to be adjudicated; (4) a representative authorized by the law of this state to act for a person who otherwise would be entitled to maintain a proceeding but is deceased, incapacitated or a minor; (5) the fiduciary of an estate of deceased persons otherwise entitled to notice; (6) in proceedings involving a public assistance recipient, the Attorney General, who shall be and remain a party to any parentage proceeding and to any proceedings after judgment in such action; and (7) the Commissioner of Children and Families, in proceedings involving a child for whom a petition has been filed pursuant to section 46b-129 and who is under the care and custody or guardianship of the Department of Children and Families.\n(b) A person entitled to notice under subsection (a) of this section has a right to intervene in the proceeding.\n(c) Failure to provide notice in accordance with subsection (a) of this section shall not render a judgment void. Failure to provide notice in accordance with subsection (a) of this section shall not preclude a person entitled to notice under said subsection from bringing a proceeding under sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive.","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-459","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":"bedc3ca28caf993cbc8c424aa614e84ac6e68a397ca11e01bbed597d633cceea","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-458","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-460"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}