Section 46b-170 – (Formerly Sec. 52-439a). Withdrawal of petition. Agreement of settlement

May 15, 2021 | Connecticut, Family Law

No petition under section 46b-160 shall be withdrawn except upon approval of a judge or in IV-D support cases as defined in subsection (b) of section 46b-231 and petitions brought under sections 46b-301 to 46b-425, inclusive, the family support magistrate assigned to the judicial district in which the petition was brought. Any agreement of settlement, before or after a petition has been brought, other than an agreement made under the provisions of section 46b-172, between the mother and putative father shall take effect only upon approval of the terms thereof by a judge of the Superior Court, or family support magistrate assigned to the judicial district in which the mother or the putative father resides and, in the case of children supported by the state or the town, on the approval of the Commissioner of Social Services or the Attorney General. When so approved, such agreements shall be binding upon all persons executing them, whether such person is a minor or an adult.

Conn. Gen. Stat. ยง 46b-170

(February, 1965, P.A. 406, S. 2; P.A. 74-183, S. 109, 291; P.A. 75-406, S. 5, 11; 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 76-436, S. 499, 682; P.A. 77-614, S. 521, 610; P.A. 79-560, S. 19, 39; P.A. 88-364, S. 62, 123; P.A. 89-360, S. 14, 45; P.A. 93-262, S. 71, 87; 93-396, S. 16; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 57, 75; P.A. 11-214, S. 11; P.A. 15-71, S. 84.)

Amended by P.A. 15-0071, S. 84 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2015 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2015.
Amended by P.A. 11-0214, S. 11 of the the 2011 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2011.

Annotations to former section 52-439a: Promise not to bring suit is good consideration. 68 C. 48. Order contemplated by this section and Secs. 52-440a and 52-442 not only for protection of mother but also of town. 143 Conn. 688. Cited. 165 Conn. 33. Cited. 20 Conn.Supp. 350; 36 Conn.Supp. 501. Annotations to present section: Cited. 188 Conn. 354; 196 Conn. 403; 200 Conn. 656. Cited. 19 Conn.App. 76.