Connecticut General Statutes 45a-743 – Definitions
For the purposes of sections 7-53, 45a-743 to 45a-757, inclusive, and 46b-124, the following terms have the following meanings:
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 45a-743
- another: may extend and be applied to communities, companies, corporations, public or private, limited liability companies, societies and associations. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
- 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
(1) “Adoptable person” means a person who has not been adopted but whose biological parents had their parental rights terminated under the laws of the state of Connecticut.
(2) “Adopted person” means (A) a person who was adopted under the laws of the state of Connecticut or (B) a person who was adopted in another jurisdiction but whose biological parents have had their parental rights terminated in the state of Connecticut.
(3) “Authorized applicant” means (A) an adult adopted or adult adoptable person, (B) any biological parent of an adult adopted or adult adoptable person, including any person claiming to be the father who was not a party to the proceedings for the termination of parental rights, (C) any adult biological sibling of any adult adopted or adult adoptable person, and (D) if the adopted or adult adoptable person is deceased, any adult descendants, including legally adopted descendants.
(4) “Department” means the Department of Children and Families.
(5) “Information” includes information in the records of the courts of probate, Superior Court, the department or child-placing agency or child care facility, the registrars of vital statistics and the Department of Public Health.
(6) “Biological parent” means the biological mother or father of a person.
(7) “Relative” means any person descended from a common ancestor, whether by blood or adoption, not more than three generations removed from the child.