Sec. 46b-48. (Formerly Sec. 46-37). Dissolution of marriage or annulment upon conviction of crime against chastity; procedure.
Sec. 46b-48. (Formerly Sec. 46-37). Dissolution of marriage or annulment
upon conviction of crime against chastity; procedure. When any married person has
been convicted in any court of an offense against chastity which would be ground for
dissolution or annulment of the marriage, any person aggrieved may petition the Superior
Court within four months of the conviction, and upon notice to the person convicted,
the court may grant a dissolution or annulment of the marriage or such other relief as
the court determines. No provision of this section shall be construed to affect the right
of any aggrieved person to apply to the civil side of the court for similar relief.
(1949 Rev., S. 7329; 1971, P.A. 870, S. 126; P.A. 73-373, S. 10; P.A. 78-230, S. 22, 54.)
History: 1971 act applied provisions to convictions in any court rather than specifically in superior court and required
that petition be made to superior court rather than to the court "before which such conviction was had", imposing four-month deadline where previously petition was required "at the same term", effective September 1, 1971, except that courts
with cases pending retain jurisdiction unless pending matters deemed transferable; P.A. 73-373 replaced "divorce" with
"dissolution of marriage"; P.A. 78-230 restated provisions; Sec. 46-37 transferred to Sec. 46b-48 in 1979.
See Sec. 46b-10 re reconciliation attempts ordered by court in action for dissolution of marriage, legal separation or
annulment.