C.G.S.A. § 46B-21. Kindred who may not marry
No man may marry his mother, grandmother, daughter, granddaughter,
sister, aunt, niece, stepmother or stepdaughter, and no
woman may marry her father, grandfather, son, grandson,
brother, uncle, nephew, stepfather or stepson. Any marriage
within these degrees is void.
C.G.S.A. § 45a-727a. State policy re best interests
of child; public policy re marriage.
The General Assembly finds that:
(1) The best interests of a child are promoted by having
persons in the child's life who manifest a deep concern for
the child's growth and development;
(2) The best interests of a child are promoted when a child
has as many persons loving and caring for the child as possible;
(3) The best interests of a child are promoted when the child
is part of a loving, supportive and stable family, whether
that family is a nuclear, extended, split, blended, single
parent, adoptive or foster family; and
(4) It is further found that the current public policy of
the state of Connecticut is now limited to a marriage between
a man and a woman.
Kerrigan v. State
On August 27, 2004, the ACLU and GLAD (the organization
that filed the Goodridge lawsuit in Massachusetts)
filed a lawsuit on behalf of seven same-sex couples claiming
a right to marry under the Connecticut Constitution. Connecticut
does not have a DOMA.
Rosengarten v. Downes,
802 A.2d 170 (Conn. App. 2002).
A homosexual with a Vermont civil union sought a divorce
in Connecticut. The Connecticut Court of Appeals ruled
that there was no subject matter jurisdiction because
a civil union was not a family relationship recognized
under Connecticut law. The Connecticut Supreme Court granted
review, but the appeal became moot upon the plaintiff’s
death.
