(a) Sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive, apply to a determination of parentage.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 46b-452

  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts

(b) Sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive, do not create, affect, enlarge or diminish the equitable powers of the courts of this state or parental rights or duties under the law of this state other than public act 21-15*.