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Section 46b-51 – (Formerly Sec. 46-48). Stipulation of parties and finding of irretrievable breakdown

May 15, 2021 | Connecticut, Family Law

(a) In any action for dissolution of marriage or legal separation the court shall make a finding that a marriage breakdown has occurred where (1) the parties, and not their attorneys, execute a written stipulation that their marriage has broken down irretrievably, or (2) both parties are physically present in court and stipulate that their marriage has broken down irretrievably and have submitted an agreement concerning the custody, care, education, visitation, maintenance or support of their children, if any, and concerning alimony and the disposition of property. The testimony of either party in support of that conclusion shall be sufficient.
(b) In any case in which the court finds, after hearing, that a cause enumerated in subsection (c) of section 46b-40 exists, the court shall enter a decree dissolving the marriage or granting a legal separation. In entering the decree, the court may either set forth the cause of action on which the decree is based or dissolve the marriage or grant a legal separation on the basis of irretrievable breakdown. In no case shall the decree granted be in favor of either party.

Conn. Gen. Stat. ยง 46b-51

(P.A. 73-373, S. 8; P.A. 74-169, S. 6, 18; 74-338, S. 92, 94; P.A. 78-230, S. 33, 54.)

Annotations to former section 46-48: Cited. 174 C. 602; 177 C. 173. Annotations to present section: Cited. 185 Conn. 156; 186 C. 311; 190 C. 657. Cited. 40 CA 570; 45 CA 737. Cited. 38 CS 37.