Connecticut General Statutes 45a-598 – Parental visitation of protected adult
Any person who is the parent of an adult person with intellectual disability or a mental disability for whom a conservator of the person or guardian has been appointed may file a motion with the probate court having jurisdiction over the conservatorship or guardianship seeking an order of visitation with such adult person. After notice and hearing, the court may grant the order which shall set forth the terms and conditions of visitation including, but not limited to, the schedule of visitation, including the dates or days, time and place or places in which the visitation can occur, whether overnight visitation will be allowed and any other terms and conditions which the judge determines should be incorporated into the order of visitation which are in the best interest of the person with whom visitation is sought.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 45a-598
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- intellectual disability: means a significant limitation in intellectual functioning existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior that originated during the developmental period before eighteen years of age. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1g
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Probate: Proving a will