Connecticut General Statutes/Title 45a/Chapter 802b/Section 45a-438b

CGS § 45a-438b. Inheritance of parent from or through child.

Except as provided in section 45a-731, for the purposes of this chapter, a parent and the parent's kindred shall qualify for inheritance from or through a child if parentage is established in accordance with the provisions of the Connecticut Parentage Act or by adoption. If parentage is based on subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 46b-488 or sections 46b-495 to 46b-505, inclusive, of the Connecticut Parentage Act, parentage shall be established by a voluntary acknowledgment of parentage under sections 46b-476 to 46b-487, inclusive, of the Connecticut Parentage Act, or by court adjudication.

Short History

(P.A. 91-109, S. 2; P.A. 14-104, S. 5; P.A. 21-15, S. 104.)

Long History

History: P.A. 14-104 replaced former provisions with provisions re inheritance of father of child born out of wedlock; P.A. 21-15 replaced “father and his kindred” with “parent and the parent's kindred” and replaced provisions re inheriting through father if paternity established by written acknowledgment of paternity under Sec. 46b-172 or adjudicated by court of competent jurisdiction under Ch. 815y with provisions re establishing parentage in accordance with the Connecticut Parentage Act or by adoption, effective January 1, 2022.

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