Parentlike Relationship
Parentlike Relationship Legal Definition
Parentlike Relationship in Connecticut
Proof of the nature of a parent-like relationship between a person seeking visitation and the child (see Children Protection in Connecticut) would provide the jurisdictional safeguard necessary to prevent families from having to defend against unjustified petitions for visitation. Accordingly, any third party, including a grandparent or a great-grandparent, seeking visitation must allege and establish a parent-like relationship as a jurisdictional threshold in order both to pass constitutional muster and to be consistent with the legislative intent. Roth v. Weston, 259 Connecticut 202, 221-222, 789 A.2d 431 (2002)
Note: Definition based in the Connecticut Judicial Branch Family Glossary
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