{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-56b","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-56b","heading":"Presumption re best interest of child to be in custody of parent.","body":"In any dispute as to the custody of a minor child involving a parent and a nonparent, there shall be a presumption that it is in the best interest of the child to be in the custody of the parent, which presumption may be rebutted by showing that it would be detrimental to the child to permit the parent to have custody.","path":["TITLE 46b. FAMILY LAW","CHAPTER 815j*. DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE, LEGAL SEPARATION AND ANNULMENT","PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_815j.htm#sec_46b-56b","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":"54f895aa5f8b478c3bb211b028ab3671d32feb10aaf0eba8080f7ac2beacde30","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-56a","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-56c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}