Sec. 46b-161. (Formerly Sec. 52-438a). Procedure in action brought by expectant mother.
Sec. 46b-161. (Formerly Sec. 52-438a). Procedure in action brought by expectant mother. In the case of any such petition brought prior to the birth of the child, no
final trial on the issue of paternity shall be had, except as to hearing on probable cause,
until after the birth of the child. In such hearing on probable cause the court, on the day
on which the defendant has been summoned to appear, shall determine whether probable
cause exists, and if so, the court shall order the defendant to become bound to the complainant, with surety to appear on a date certain for final determination, or further continuance as circumstances may then require.
(1967, P.A. 520, S. 2.)
History: Sec. 52-438a transferred to Sec. 46b-161 in 1979.
Annotation to former section 52-438a:
Cited. 165 C. 33.
Annotations to present section:
Cited. 188 C. 354. Cited. 194 C. 52. Cited. 224 C. 29.