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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-736 (2025)

(Formerly Sec. 45-66a). Change of name of adopted person

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Any court of probate, as part of its approval of any agreement of adoption or declaration of an intention to adopt, may change the name of the person adopted, as requested by the adoptive parent or parents.

(1949 Rev., S. 6873; P.A. 14-104, S. 11.)

History: Sec. 45-69 transferred to Sec. 45-66a in 1979; Sec. 45-66a transferred to Sec. 45a-736 in 1991; pursuant to P.A. 14-104, “adopting parent” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “adoptive parent”, effective October 1, 2014.

Annotation to former section 45-66a:

Cited. 17 CA 627.

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Cited in 2 cases, 1999–2000 · leading case: In re Michaela Lee R., 756 A.2d 214 (Conn. 2000).
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In re Michaela Lee R., 756 A.2d 214 (Conn. 2000). · cites it 12× “In particular, General Statutes § 45a-736 permits probate courts to change the name of an adopted person as part of its approval of an adoption agreement.”
In re Baby Z., 724 A.2d 1035 (Conn. 1999). · cites it 2× “” General Statutes § 45a-736 provides: “Any court of probate, as part of its approval of any agreement of adoption or declaration of an intention to adopt, may change the name of the person adopted, as requested by the adopting parent or parents.”
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