{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-465","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-465","heading":"Dismissal for want of prosecution.","body":"The court may dismiss a proceeding under sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive, for want of prosecution only without prejudice. An order of dismissal for want of prosecution purportedly with prejudice is void and has only the effect of a dismissal without prejudice.","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-465","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":"f2df35fc770e3648fd119320e616736125efdc4842fcf230c6db11056e96afe8","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-464","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-466"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}