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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-706 (2026)

(Formerly Sec. 45-61a). Rule of construction

✓ current as of May 2026
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The provisions of sections 45a-706 to 45a-709, inclusive, 45a-715 to 45a-718, inclusive, 45a-724 to 45a-734, inclusive, 45a-736, 45a-737 and 52-231a shall be liberally construed in the best interests of any child for whom a petition has been filed under said sections.

(P.A. 73-156, S. 1; P.A. 80-476, S. 140; P.A. 96-130, S. 2.)

History: P.A. 80-476 added reference to Sec. 17-43b; Sec. 45-61a transferred to Sec. 45a-706 in 1991; P.A. 96-130 deleted references to Secs. 17a-91, 17a-112, 17a-148 and 45a-606.

Annotation to former section 45-61a:

Cited. 182 C. 545.

Annotations to present section:

Cited. 223 C. 492; 234 C. 194. Best interests of a child cannot transcend statutorily defined jurisdictional boundaries. 247 C. 474.

Cited. 45 CS 33.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases, 1992–2016 · leading case: In re Baby Z., 724 A.2d 1035 (Conn. 1999).
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In re Baby Z., 724 A.2d 1035 (Conn. 1999). · cites it 39× “Moreover, although General Statutes § 45a-706 21 provides that certain adoption statutes, particularly §§ 45a-724 and 45a-727, “shall be liberally construed in the best interests of any child for whom a petition has been filed under said sections,” the best interests of a child…”
Doe v. Doe, 710 A.2d 1297 (Conn. 1998). · cites it 4× “See General Statutes §§ 45a-706 through 45a-765.”
In re Bruce R., 662 A.2d 107 (Conn. 1995). · cites it 3× “What is clear, however, is that in deciding whether to grant a consensual petition to terminate parental rights, focus must be on how the child’s well-being would be affected by the loss of the consenting parent, not on the consenting parent’s desire to rid himself or herself of…”
In re Valerie D., 613 A.2d 748 (Conn. 1992). · cites it 2× “We recognize that General Statutes § 45a-706 provides that “[t]he provisions of sections .”
Nancy G. v. Dep't of Child. & Families, 733 A.2d 136 (Conn. 1999). · cites it 7× “” 16 General Statutes § 45a-706, formerly General Statutes (Rev.”
In re David B., 142 A.3d 1277 (Conn. App. Ct. 2016). · cites it 3× “Finally, I look at the direction set forth in General Statutes § 45a-706, which provides in relevant part: "The provisions of sections .”
State v. AFSCME, Council 4, Local 2663, 758 A.2d 387 (Conn. App. Ct. 2000). · cites it 2× “, General Statutes § 45a-706 (rule of construction that various parental termination and adoption provisions shall be construed in best interest of any child for whom petition is filed under said sections); In re Eden F.”
Schult v. Schult, 672 A.2d 959 (Conn. App. Ct. 1996). · cites it 2× “The plaintiffs assertion that a trial court is required to issue orders to assist the family in eventual reunification is premised on the notion that a dissolution action, where custody of a minor child is at issue, is the equivalent of an action case involving termination of…”
In re Alissa N., 742 A.2d 415 (Conn. App. Ct. 1999). “Indeed, “General *209 Statutes § 45a-706 expressly provides that § 45a-717 shall be liberally construed in the best interests of any child for whom a petition has been filed .”
In Re the Adoption of Baby Z., 700 A.2d 1065 (Conn. Super. Ct. 1996). · cites it 5× “’ C.G.S. § 45a-706 . . . and, second, that it is the ‘best interests of the child’ that provides the core, substantive rule by which a court should determine whether or not an adoption petition is granted, C.”
In re David B. (Conn. App. Ct. 2016). · cites it 3× “Finally, I look at the direction set forth in General Statutes § 45a-706, which provides in relevant part: ‘‘The provisions of sections .”
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