Title 46b — Title 46b: Family Law
13 chapters · 564 sections in this title.
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 46b-180 to 46b-186 (Formerly Secs. 17-327 to 17-333). Definitions. Remedies additional to existing remedies. Extent of duties of support. Remedies of a state or political subdivision thereof furnishing support. Choice of law. How duties of support are enforced. Attorney General to represent petitioner in support proceedings.
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Secs. 46b-180 to 46b-186. (Formerly Secs. 17-327 to 17-333). Definitions. Remedies additional to existing remedies. Extent of duties of support. Remedies of a state or political subdivision thereof furnishing support. Choice of law. How duties of support are enforced. Attorney Ge…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-187 (Formerly Sec. 17-334). Payment of petitioner's representatives.
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Sec. 46b-187. (Formerly Sec. 17-334). Payment of petitioner's representatives. Section 46b-187 is repealed. (1951, S. 1401b; 1953, S. 3245d; P.A. 76-436, S. 373, 681; P.A. 86-359, S. 43, 44.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 46b-188 to 46b-206 (Formerly Secs. 17-335 to 17-353 et al). Contents of petition for support. Petition for a minor. Duty of Family Support Magistrate Division acting for state as initiating state. Costs and fees. Jurisdiction by arrest. State information agency. Duty of Support Enforcement Division of this state as responding state. Further duty of responding state if unable to obtain jurisdiction. Investigation; payment of support orders. Procedure. Order of support. “Support order” defined. Registration of support orders from other states. Enforcement and modification of registered support orders. Responding state to transmit copies to initiating state. Additional powers of Family Support Magistrate Division. Additional duties of Support Enforcement Division of this state when acting as a responding state. Additional duty of the court of this state when acting as an initiating state. Husband and wife privilege inapplicable. Application of payments. Temporary order. Appeal.
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Secs. 46b-188 to 46b-206. (Formerly Secs. 17-335 to 17-353 et al). Contents of petition for support. Petition for a minor. Duty of Family Support Magistrate Division acting for state as initiating state. Costs and fees. Jurisdiction by arrest. State information agency. Duty of Su…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-207 (Formerly Sec. 17-354). Support Enforcement Services.
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Sec. 46b-207. (Formerly Sec. 17-354). Support Enforcement Services. The Chief Court Administrator is authorized to establish and maintain Support Enforcement Services and such offices thereof as the administrator deems necessary for the proper handling of the administrative detai…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-208 (Formerly Sec. 17-354a). Powers of support service investigators.
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Sec. 46b-208. (Formerly Sec. 17-354a). Powers of support service investigators. The support service investigators of Support Enforcement Services of the Superior Court shall, while acting within the scope of their duties as such, pursuant to matters under sections 46b-301 to 46b-…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 46b-209 and 46b-210 (Formerly Secs. 17-355 and 17-355a). Uniformity of interpretation. Proceedings not stayed by other pending actions.
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Secs. 46b-209 and 46b-210. (Formerly Secs. 17-355 and 17-355a). Uniformity of interpretation. Proceedings not stayed by other pending actions. Sections 46b-209 and 46b-210 are repealed, effective January 1, 1998. (1949, S. 1403b; 1953, S. 3265d; 1961, P.A. 475, S. 5; June 18 Sp. …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-211 (Formerly Sec. 17-355b). Participation in proceedings not to confer jurisdiction for other proceedings.
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Sec. 46b-211. (Formerly Sec. 17-355b). Participation in proceedings not to confer jurisdiction for other proceedings. Participation in any proceedings under this part shall not confer upon any court jurisdiction of any of the parties thereto in any other proceeding. (1961, P.A. 4…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 46b-212 to 46b-213w Short title: Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. Definitions. Tribunals of state. Remedies cumulative. Jurisdiction over nonresident. Procedure when exercising jurisdiction over nonresident. Family Support Magistrate Division as initiating and responding tribunal. Simultaneous proceedings in another state. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of Family Support Magistrate Division or Superior Court, when. Enforcement of support order by Family Support Magistrate Division. Recognition of controlling child support orders. Child support orders for two or more obligees. Credit for support payments. Applicable law; initiating a proceeding. Action by minor parent. Applicability of state law. Duties of the initiating tribunal; duties of the family support magistrate. Duties and powers of responding tribunal; duties of family support magistrate. Inappropriate tribunal. Duties of support enforcement agency. Legal services by Attorney General; private counsel. Duty of Commissioner of Social Services. Duties of state information agency. Pleadings and accompanying documents. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances. Costs and fees. Limited immunity of petitioner. Nonpaternity as defense. Special rules of evidence and procedure. Communication between tribunals. Assistance with discovery. Receipt, disbursement and redirection of support payments. Issuance of support order. Administrative enforcement of orders. Registration of order for enforcement. Procedure to register order for enforcement. Effect of registration for enforcement. Choice of law. Notice of registration of order. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered order. Contest of registration or enforcement. Confirmation of registered order. Procedure re registration of child support order of another state for modification. Effect of registration for modification. Modification of child support order of another state. Enforcement and recognition of order modified in another state. Proceeding to determine paternity. Surrender and extradition of individual criminally charged with failure to provide support. Conditions of rendition. Uniformity in application and construction of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. Duties of employer re income withholding order issued in another state; notice and claim form distributed by Department of Social Services; contents of form; multiple income withholding orders; penalty for noncompliance; contest by obligor.
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Secs. 46b-212 to 46b-213w. Short title: Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. Definitions. Tribunals of state. Remedies cumulative. Jurisdiction over nonresident. Procedure when exercising jurisdiction over nonresident. Family Support Magistrate Division as initiating and respon…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-214 46b-214
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Sec. 46b-214. Reserved for future use. PART II* OBLIGATION OF RELATIVES *See Sec. 17b-745 re court orders for support of persons supported by state and re wage executions. See Sec. 17b-746 re appeals from support orders. Secs. 46b-215 to 46b-219 cited. 178 C. 675. Cited. 42 CS 56…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-215 (Formerly Sec. 17-320). Relatives obliged to furnish support. Attorney General and attorney for town as parties. Orders.
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Sec. 46b-215. (Formerly Sec. 17-320). Relatives obliged to furnish support. Attorney General and attorney for town as parties. Orders. (a)(1) The Superior Court or a family support magistrate may make and enforce orders for payment of support against any person who neglects or re…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-215a Commission for Child Support Guidelines. Duties. Members. Validity of actions taken during vacancy.
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Sec. 46b-215a. Commission for Child Support Guidelines. Duties. Members. Validity of actions taken during vacancy. (a) The Commission for Child Support Guidelines is established to issue child support and arrearage guidelines to ensure the appropriateness of criteria for the esta…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-215b Guidelines to be used in determination of amount of support and payment on arrearages and past-due support.
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Sec. 46b-215b. Guidelines to be used in determination of amount of support and payment on arrearages and past-due support. (a) The child support and arrearage guidelines issued pursuant to section 46b-215a, adopted as regulations pursuant to section 46b-215c, and in effect on the…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-215c Guidelines to be approved by legislative regulation review committee.
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Sec. 46b-215c. Guidelines to be approved by legislative regulation review committee. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 46b-215a and 46b-215b, updated child support and arrearage guidelines issued by the Commission for Child Support Guidelines pursuant to section 46b-…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-215d Certain earnings not considered income for purposes of guidelines.
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Sec. 46b-215d. Certain earnings not considered income for purposes of guidelines. Notwithstanding the child support guidelines established pursuant to section 46b-215a, in cases in which an obligor is an hourly wage earner and has worked less than forty-five hours per week at the…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-215e Initial or modified support order when child support obligor is institutionalized or incarcerated. Procedure in IV-D support cases when child support obligor is incarcerated for more than ninety days.
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Sec. 46b-215e. Initial or modified support order when child support obligor is institutionalized or incarcerated. Procedure in IV-D support cases when child support obligor is incarcerated for more than ninety days. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, whene…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-216 (Formerly Sec. 17-321). Support of surviving husband or wife by heirs.
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Sec. 46b-216. (Formerly Sec. 17-321). Support of surviving husband or wife by heirs. The estate of any person dying without issue, leaving a husband or wife surviving, shall be liable for the support of such surviving spouse until remarriage if such survivor becomes poor and ther…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-217 (Formerly Sec. 17-322). Relief from support.
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Sec. 46b-217. (Formerly Sec. 17-322). Relief from support. Any defendant in an action brought under either section 46b-215 or 46b-216 may, at any time thereafter, prefer his complaint to said court against such survivor, the Commissioner of Social Services, selectmen or other per…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-218 (Formerly Sec. 17-324a). Filing of identification and location information with the state case registry.
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Sec. 46b-218. (Formerly Sec. 17-324a). Filing of identification and location information with the state case registry. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Identification and location information” means current information on the location and identity of a party to any parentag…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-219 (Formerly Sec. 17-326). No liability for support of deserting parent.
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Sec. 46b-219. (Formerly Sec. 17-326). No liability for support of deserting parent. No person shall be liable under any provision of the general statutes for the support of a parent who wilfully deserted such person continuously during the ten-year period prior to such person rea…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-220 Suspension of license of delinquent child support obligor. Conditions. Reinstatement.
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Sec. 46b-220. Suspension of license of delinquent child support obligor. Conditions. Reinstatement. (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Delinquent child support obligor” means an obligor who (A) owes overdue support, accruing after the entry of a court order, in an amount …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-221 Notice to delinquent child support obligors by Commissioner of Social Services re availability of remedy of license suspension.
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Sec. 46b-221. Notice to delinquent child support obligors by Commissioner of Social Services re availability of remedy of license suspension. The Commissioner of Social Services may provide notice to all IV-D delinquent child support obligors of the availability of the remedy of …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-222 Regulations.
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Sec. 46b-222. Regulations. The Department of Social Services may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to implement the provisions of section 46b-220. (P.A. 95-310, S. 7, 9.) History: P.A. 95-310 effective January 1, 1996.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-223 Rules of court.
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Sec. 46b-223. Rules of court. The judges of the Superior Court may adopt any rules they deem necessary to implement the provisions of section 46b-220, including the application of said section to the practice of law. (P.A. 95-310, S. 8, 9; P.A. 07-247, S. 59.) History: P.A. 95-31…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-224 Effect of court order changing or transferring guardianship or custody of child on preexisting support order.
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Sec. 46b-224. Effect of court order changing or transferring guardianship or custody of child on preexisting support order. Whenever the Probate Court, in a guardianship matter under chapter 802h, or the Superior Court, in a family relations matter, as defined in section 46b-1, o…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-225 Judicial marshal authorized to serve capias mittimus or copy thereof issued in child support matter.
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Sec. 46b-225. Judicial marshal authorized to serve capias mittimus or copy thereof issued in child support matter. Any judicial marshal may serve a capias mittimus or a copy thereof made by any photographic, micrographic, electronic imaging or other process, which clearly and acc…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 46b-226 to 46b-230 46b-226 to 46b-230
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Secs. 46b-226 to 46b-230. Reserved for future use. PART III* FAMILY SUPPORT MAGISTRATE'S ACT *Cited. 213 C. 373; 222 C. 799. Cited. 31 CA 114; 46 CA 1.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-231 Definitions. Family Support Magistrate Division. Family support magistrates; appointment, salaries, powers and duties. Orders. Appeal. Attorney General; duties re actions for support. Department of Social Services; powers.
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Sec. 46b-231. Definitions. Family Support Magistrate Division. Family support magistrates; appointment, salaries, powers and duties. Orders. Appeal. Attorney General; duties re actions for support. Department of Social Services; powers. (a) This section shall be known and may be …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-232 Alteration or setting aside of support order by family support magistrate, when.
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Sec. 46b-232. Alteration or setting aside of support order by family support magistrate, when. A family support magistrate may alter or set aside (1) any order for payment of support issued by a family support magistrate at any time or (2) any order for payment of support issued …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-232a Authority of family support magistrates re order for obligor's participation in program and suspension of or election not to impose support order. Reports.
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Sec. 46b-232a. Authority of family support magistrates re order for obligor's participation in program and suspension of or election not to impose support order. Reports. (a) In all IV-D support cases, family support magistrates shall have the authority to enter an order for the …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-233 Longevity payments.
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Sec. 46b-233. Longevity payments. Each family support magistrate, who has completed not less than ten years of service as such magistrate, or other state service or service as an elected officer of the state, or any combination of such service, shall receive semiannual longevity …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-233a Retirement of family support magistrates. Credit for prior service. Amounts used in determining salary. Limitation on retirement salary.
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Sec. 46b-233a. Retirement of family support magistrates. Credit for prior service. Amounts used in determining salary. Limitation on retirement salary. (a) Each family support magistrate who had elected under the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection (i) of section 46b-231 …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-234 Report by the Attorney General to IV-D agency re performance standards.
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Sec. 46b-234. Report by the Attorney General to IV-D agency re performance standards. Section 46b-234 is repealed, effective June 23, 1999. (P.A. 90-213, S. 44, 56; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-5, S. 19, 30; P.A. 99-193, S. 15, 16.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-235 Applicability of sections in relation to any bargaining unit designation, award, settlement, benefit, existing employment practice or classification of any employee.
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Sec. 46b-235. Applicability of sections in relation to any bargaining unit designation, award, settlement, benefit, existing employment practice or classification of any employee. The provisions of subsection (a) of section 4a-2, subsection (a) of section 4a-12, sections 17b-137,…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-236 Family support referees.
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Sec. 46b-236. Family support referees. (a) Each family support magistrate who ceases or has ceased to hold office because of retirement other than under the provisions of section 5-169 or 51-49 and who is an elector and a resident of this state shall be a family support referee f…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 46b-237 to 46b-300 46b-237 to 46b-300
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Secs. 46b-237 to 46b-300. Reserved for future use.