Links to State and Tribal Child Welfare Law and Policy - Connecticut
Date: August 2024
STATUTES
Website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/lco/statutes.asp
Citations:
- Adoption: title 17a, chapter 319a (§§ 17a-116–17a-121a); title 45a, chapter 803; title 46b, chapter 815y
- Child protection: title 17a, chapter 319a
- Child welfare: title 17a, chapters 319, 319a; title 45a, chapter 803 (§§ 45a-715–45a-719)
- Guardianship: §§ 17a-98a, 17a-126
- Youth services: title 17a, chapter 319 (§ 17a-11); chapter 319a (§ 17a-114b)
- Indian child welfare: title 46b, chapter 815p, part 1 (§ 46b-115c); part 4 (§§ 46b-116–46b-166bb), Connecticut Indian Child Welfare Act
REGULATION/ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
Website: https://portal.ct.gov/dcf/policy/regulations/index--of--agency--regulations
AGENCY POLICIES
Website: https://portal.ct.gov/DCF/Policy/Legal/V12
OTHER RESOURCES
Tribal codes:
- Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, Tribal Laws
- Mohegan Tribe of Indians, Code of Laws
Connecticut Court Rules