Connecticut General Statutes/Title 46b/Chapter 815j/Section 46b-43

CGS § 46b-43. (Formerly Sec. 46-34). Capacity of minor to prosecute or defend.

Any married minor may, in his own name, prosecute or defend to final judgment an action for annulment or dissolution of a marriage or for legal separation and may participate in all judicial proceedings with respect thereto.

Short History

(1971, P.A. 8; P.A. 73-373, S. 41; P.A. 78-230, S. 19, 54.)

Long History

History: P.A. 73-373 substituted “annulment or dissolution of marriage” for “divorce” and authorized married minor to participate in all judicial proceedings relating to annulment, dissolution or legal separation; P.A. 78-230 made technical change; Sec. 46-34 transferred to Sec. 46b-43 in 1979.

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