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Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation and Annulment

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(Formerly Sec. 46-32) - Grounds for dissolution of marriage; legal separation; annulment.

(Formerly Sec. 46-36a) - Complaint includes cross-complaints or cross actions.

(Formerly Sec. 46-33) - Jurisdiction.

(Formerly Sec. 46-34) - Capacity of minor to prosecute or defend.

(Formerly Sec. 46-35) - Residency requirement.

Section
46b-44a

Filing of joint petition for nonadversarial dissolution of marriage. Procedure.

Section
46b-44b

Revocation of joint petition for nonadversarial dissolution of marriage. Effect.

Section
46b-44c

Disposition of nonadversarial dissolution of marriage; entry of decree of dissolution of marriage.

Section
46b-44d

Review of settlement agreement in nonadversarial dissolution of marriage. Appearance of parties required; exceptions. Matters placed on the regular family docket.

(Formerly Sec. 46-36) - Service and filing of complaint and appearance. Waiver of service.

Section
46b-45a

Allegation of pregnancy in pleadings. Disagreement as to paternity. Hearing.

(Formerly Sec. 46-39) - Notice to nonresident party. Jurisdiction over nonresident for alimony and support.

(Formerly Sec. 46-40) - Complaint for dissolution of marriage on ground of confinement for mental illness; procedure.

(Formerly Sec. 46-37) - Dissolution of marriage or annulment upon conviction of crime against chastity; procedure.

(Formerly Sec. 46-45) - Private hearing.

(Formerly Sec. 46-46) - Number of witnesses in uncontested action.

(Formerly Sec. 46-48) - Stipulation of parties and finding of irretrievable breakdown.

Recrimination and condonation abolished.

(Formerly Sec. 46-41) - Conciliation procedures; privileged communications.

Section
46b-53a

Mediation program for persons filing for dissolution of marriage. Privileged communications.

(Formerly Sec. 46-43) - Appointment of counsel or guardian ad litem for a minor child. Duties. Best interests of the child.

(Formerly Sec. 46-63) - Attorney General as party. Paternity establishment.

(Formerly Sec. 46-42) - Orders re custody, care, education, visitation and support of children. Best interests of the child. Access to records of minor child by noncustodial parent. Orders re therapy, counseling and drug or alcohol screening.

Section
46b-56a

Joint custody. Definition. Presumption. Conciliation. Parental responsibility plan. Modification of orders.

Section
46b-56b

Presumption re best interest of child to be in custody of parent.

Section
46b-56c

Educational support orders.

Section
46b-56d

Relocation of parent with minor child. Burden of proof. Factors considered by court.

Section
46b-56e

Orders of custody or visitation re children of deploying parent.

Section
46b-56f

Emergency ex parte order of custody.

(Formerly Sec. 46-47) - Third party intervention re custody of minor children. Preference of child.

(Formerly Sec. 46-58) - Custody, maintenance and education of adopted children.

Petition for right of visitation with minor child. Order for payment of fees.

Section
46b-59a

Mediation of disputes re enforcement of visitation rights.

Section
46b-59b

Court may not grant visitation to parent convicted of murder. Exception.

(Formerly Sec. 46-55) - Orders re children and alimony in annulment cases.

(Formerly Sec. 46-62) - Orders re children where parents live separately. Filing of accompanying documents.

Orders for payment of attorney's fees and fees of guardian ad litem in certain actions. Limitations on orders for payment of fees to counsel or guardian ad litem for a minor child. Methodology for calculating fees on sliding-scale basis.

(Formerly Sec. 46-60) - Restoration of birth name or former name of spouse.

(Formerly Sec. 46-64c) - Orders of court prior to return day of complaint.

(Formerly Sec. 46-61) - Filing of declaration of resumption of marital relations; dissolution of marriage after legal separation decree when no declaration filed.

(Formerly Sec. 46-49) - Review of final agreement; incorporation into decree. Arbitration.

Section
46b-66a

Order of court re conveyance of title to real property. Effect of decree.

(Formerly Sec. 46-44) - Waiting period. Filing of motion to waive waiting period; nonappearing defendant. Effect of decree.

(Formerly Sec. 46-64) - Reports to Department of Public Health re dissolutions of marriage and annulments.

(Formerly Sec. 46-64b) - Statutes applicable to matrimonial actions.

Section
46b-69a

Wage executions and earning assignments.

Section
46b-69b

Parenting education program.

Section
46b-69c

Advisory committee. Recommendations to Judicial Department.

Foreign matrimonial judgment defined.

Filing of foreign matrimonial judgment; enforcement in this state.

Notification of filing.

Stay of enforcement; modifications; hearing.

Right to action on judgment unimpaired.

Uniformity of interpretation.

Sections
46b-76 to 46b-79

Reserved for future use.

(Formerly Sec. 46-38) - Prejudgment remedies available; lis pendens; notice; effect.

(Formerly Sec. 46-51) - Assignment of property and transfer of title.

(Formerly Sec. 46-52) - Alimony.

(Formerly Sec. 46-50) - Alimony, support and use of family home or other residential dwelling unit awarded pendente lite. Voluntary leaving of family home by one parent.

(Formerly Sec. 46-57) - Parents' obligation for maintenance of minor child. Order for health insurance coverage.

(Formerly Sec. 46-53) - Order for support of mentally ill spouse.

(Formerly Sec. 46-54) - Modification of alimony or support orders and judgments.

(Formerly Sec. 46-56) - Contempt of orders.

Section
46b-87a

Forms and instructions for application for contempt order based on violation of visitation order.

National Medical Support Notice. Duties of issuing agency, employer and administrator of group health plan.

Reserved for future use.