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Section 46b-169 – (Formerly Sec. 52-440b). Compelling disclosure of name of putative father. Institution of action

May 15, 2021 | Connecticut, Family Law

(a) If the mother of any child born out of wedlock, or the mother of any child born to any married woman during marriage which child shall be found not to be issue of the marriage terminated by a decree of divorce or dissolution or by decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, fails or refuses to disclose the name of the putative father of such child under oath to the Commissioner of Social Services, if such child is a recipient of public assistance, or otherwise to a guardian or a guardian ad litem of such child, such mother may be cited to appear before any judge of the Superior Court and compelled to disclose the name of the putative father under oath and to institute an action to establish the paternity of said child.
(b) Any woman who, having been cited to appear before a judge of the Superior Court pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, fails to appear or fails to disclose or fails to prosecute a paternity action may be found to be in contempt of court and may be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

Conn. Gen. Stat. ยง 46b-169

(1971, P.A. 439, S. 4; P.A. 74-183, S. 110, 291; P.A. 75-406, S. 6, 11; 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 76-436, S. 500, 681; P.A. 77-614, S. 521, 610; P.A. 79-560, S. 18, 39; P.A. 88-364, S. 61, 123; P.A. 93-262, S. 70, 87; P.A. 04-76, S. 38; P.A. 07-217, S. 172.)

Annotation to former section 52-440b: Cited. 165 Conn. 33. Annotations to present section: Cited. 188 Conn. 354; 196 Conn. 403; 200 Conn. 656. Cited. 11 Conn.App. 548. Cited. 37 CS 560.