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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5940
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 1627
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. FRANCE, 42nd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING A GRANDPARENT'S RIGHT OF VISITATION
WITH A GRANDCHILD.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That section 46b-59 of the general statutes be amended to provide that 1
a court shall order that visitation be permitted between a grandparent 2
and a grandchild when the grandparent has presented to the court clear 3
and convincing evidence of the circumstances that support the granting 4
of such visitation. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To allow a grandparent the right of visitation with a grandchild upon a
demonstration to the court of clear and convincing evidence of the
circumstances that support the granting of such visitation.