{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-468","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-468","heading":"Binding effect of determination of parentage.","body":"(a) A party to an adjudication of parentage by a court acting under circumstances that satisfy the jurisdiction requirements of the applicable laws of this state, including the provisions of public act 21-15*, and any person who received notice of the proceeding are bound by the adjudication.\n(b) In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, annulment or legal separation, the court is deemed to have made an adjudication of parentage of a child if the court acts under circumstances that satisfy the jurisdictional requirements of the applicable laws of this state, including the provisions of public act 21-15*, and the final order: (1) Expressly identifies the child as a “child of the marriage” or “issue of the marriage” or includes similar words indicating that both spouses are parents of the child; or (2) provides for support of the child by a spouse unless that spouse's parentage is disclaimed specifically in the order.\n(c) A determination of parentage may be asserted as a defense in a subsequent proceeding seeking to adjudicate parentage of a person who was not a party to the earlier proceeding.\n(d) A party to an adjudication of parentage may challenge the adjudication only under the law of this state other than the provisions of sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive, relating to appeal, opening or setting aside judgments or other judicial review.","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-468","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":"59d26f724aeda1bc2578e1fbf3c6325b38b600aa277c7c88b90fa3ac3f1e6d06","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-467","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-469"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}