{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-503","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-503","heading":"Adjudicating parentage of child with alleged genetic parent.","body":"(a) If in a proceeding to determine whether an alleged genetic parent who is not a presumed parent is a parent of a child and the person who gave birth to the child is the only other person with a claim to parentage of the child, the court shall adjudicate an alleged genetic parent to be a parent of the child if the alleged genetic parent:\n(1) Is identified under section 46b-500 as a genetic parent of the child and the identification is not successfully challenged under said section;\n(2) Admits parentage in a pleading, when making an appearance, or during a hearing, the court accepts the admission, and the court determines the alleged genetic parent to be a parent of the child;\n(3) Declines to submit to genetic testing ordered by the court or a child support agency, in which case the court may adjudicate the alleged genetic parent to be a parent of the child even if the alleged genetic parent denies a genetic relationship with the child;\n(4) Is in default after service of process and the court determines the alleged genetic parent to be a parent of the child; or\n(5) Is neither identified nor excluded as a genetic parent by genetic testing and, based on other evidence, the court determines the alleged genetic parent to be a parent of the child.\n(b) Subject to the limitations set forth in sections 46b-495 to 46b-505, inclusive, if, in a proceeding involving an alleged genetic parent, at least one other person in addition to the person who gave birth to the child has a claim to parentage of the child, the court shall adjudicate parentage under section 46b-475.\n(c) If in a proceeding involving an alleged genetic parent, another person other than the person who gave birth is a parent of the child, the alleged genetic parent can seek a determination that such person is the child's parent under section 46b-475, in addition to the existing parents. An adjudication of parentage under this subsection that the alleged genetic parent is a parent shall not disestablish the parentage of any other parent.","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-503","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":"92317314ac6e648badf015e8acb98561504c87f4d140f2077a46eee79f7a6933","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-502","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}