Connecticut's Laws on Living Expenses

Connecticut

1. • Counseling for the birth mother, including transportation
2. • Birth mother's living expenses
3. • Reasonable telephone costs
4. • Reasonable maternity clothing expenses

Payment to the birth mother for living expenses shall not exceed $1,500, unless approved in unusual circumstances by the court.

Allowable Payments for Arranging Adoption 

Not addressed in statutes reviewed

 Not addressed in statutes reviewed

Allowable Fees Charged by Department/Agency Statute: § 45a-727(b) The court may assess the adopting parent a reasonable fee covering the cost of making the required investigation.

Accounting of Expenses Required by Court No accounting of expenses is specifically required by statute.

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