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Adoption is the legal process in which a person assumes responsibility for the health, safety, well-being, and financial support of another person—usually a child—and terminates the rights and responsibilities of the adopted person’s biological parent or parents.

In Connecticut, adoption is governed by state statutes that outline the legal process for establishing a permanent legal parent-child relationship between an adoptive parent and a child. This process involves the termination of the biological parents' legal rights and responsibilities and the granting of those rights and responsibilities to the adoptive parents. The Connecticut General Statutes, specifically Title 45a (Probate Courts and Procedure), contain the relevant laws for adoption. The process includes a home study, background checks, and potentially the consent of the biological parents, unless their rights have been terminated due to specific reasons such as abuse, neglect, or abandonment. The adoption is finalized in probate court, and once complete, the adoptive parents have the same rights and obligations as if the child were born to them biologically. The adopted child also gains the right to inherit from the adoptive parents. It's important to note that Connecticut law also recognizes various forms of adoption, including agency adoptions, private adoptions, stepparent adoptions, and adult adoptions, each with its own specific procedures and requirements.

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