{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-52-251d","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-251d","heading":"Attorney's fees in action to establish parentage or establish, modify or enforce child support orders in temporary family assistance cases.","body":"(a) In any civil action to establish parentage or to establish, modify or enforce child support orders in temporary family assistance cases pursuant to sections 17b-745, 46b-86, 46b-215, 46b-231, 46b-560, 46b-569 and 46b-570, the court may allow the state, when it is the prevailing party, a reasonable attorney's fee.\n(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not be deemed: (1) To create a new cause of action against any individual; or (2) to confer any new jurisdiction upon the Superior Court in any action against any individual.","path":["TITLE 52. CIVIL ACTIONS","CHAPTER 901*. DAMAGES, COSTS AND FEES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_901.htm#sec_52-251d","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":"2026-09-06T19:07:17Z","sha256":"8535ce2afe88c1280c1d964faa871e23e46dc5d9ee48585950eae262c442fd44","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-52-251c","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-52-252"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}