Title 46b — Title 46b: Family Law

Sec. 46b-69b. Parenting education program. (a) The Judicial Department shall establish a parenting education program for parties involved in any action before the Superior Court under section 46b-1, except actions brought under section 46b-15 and chapter 815t. For the purposes of…

Sec. 46b-69c. Advisory committee. Recommendations to Judicial Department. (a) There is established an advisory committee to (1) make recommendations to the Judicial Department on the development of, and annually thereafter on modifications to, the curriculum for the parenting edu…

Sec. 46b-6a. Court order re parent or child undergo treatment or evaluation from a qualified, licensed health care provider. Selection of qualified, licensed health care provider. (a) In a family relations matter, as defined in section 46b-1, if a court orders that a parent under…

Sec. 46b-7. (Formerly Sec. 51-338). Report of investigation or evaluation to be filed. Whenever, in any family relations matter, including appeals from the Superior Court, an investigation or evaluation has been ordered, the case shall not be disposed of until the report of the i…

Sec. 46b-70. Foreign matrimonial judgment defined. As used in sections 46b-70 to 46b-75, inclusive, “foreign matrimonial judgment” means any judgment, decree or order of a court of any state in the United States in an action for divorce, legal separation, annulment or dissolution…

Sec. 46b-71. Filing of foreign matrimonial judgment; enforcement in this state. (a) Any party to an action in which a foreign matrimonial judgment has been rendered, shall file, with a certified copy of the foreign matrimonial judgment, in the court in this state in which enforce…

Sec. 46b-72. Notification of filing. Within five days after the filing of such judgment and certificate, the party filing such judgment shall notify the other party of the filing of such foreign matrimonial judgment by registered mail at his last-known address or by personal serv…

Sec. 46b-73. Stay of enforcement; modifications; hearing. (a) If either party files an affidavit with the court that an appeal from the foreign matrimonial judgment is pending in the foreign state, or will be taken, or that a stay of execution has been granted, the court shall st…

Sec. 46b-74. Right to action on judgment unimpaired. The right of a party to a foreign matrimonial judgment to proceed by an action on the judgment instead of proceeding under sections 46b-70 to 46b-75, inclusive, remains unimpaired. (P.A. 77-428, S. 5.) Cited. 191 C. 92. Cited. …

Sec. 46b-75. Uniformity of interpretation. Sections 46b-70 to 46b-75, inclusive, shall be so construed as to effectuate their general purpose to make uniform the laws of those states which enact them. (P.A. 77-428, S. 6.) Cited. 191 C. 92. Cited. 6 CA 541.

Secs. 46b-76 to 46b-79. Reserved for future use. PART III* SUPPORT OF CHILD AND SPOUSE.TRANSFER OF PROPERTY *Cited. 20 CA 500; 26 CA 737.

Sec. 46b-8. (Formerly Sec. 51-341). Motion for modification of support order combined with motion for contempt. Section 46b-8 is repealed, effective October 1, 2013. (P.A. 73-308; P.A. 13-213, S. 6.)

Sec. 46b-80. (Formerly Sec. 46-38). Prejudgment remedies available; lis pendens; notice; effect. (a) The following procedures shall be available to secure the financial interests of either spouse in connection with any complaint under section 46b-45 or 46b-56 or any application u…

Sec. 46b-81. (Formerly Sec. 46-51). Assignment of property and transfer of title. (a) At the time of entering a decree annulling or dissolving a marriage or for legal separation pursuant to a complaint under section 46b-45, the Superior Court may assign to either spouse all or an…

Sec. 46b-82. (Formerly Sec. 46-52). Alimony. (a) At the time of entering the decree, the Superior Court may order either of the parties to pay alimony to the other, in addition to or in lieu of an award pursuant to section 46b-81. The order may direct that security be given there…

Sec. 46b-82a. Prohibition on court order of temporary or permanent alimony from injured spouse to a spouse convicted of committing certain crimes against the injured spouse. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 46b-82, 46b-83 and 46b-86, no court may enter an order of p…

Sec. 46b-83. (Formerly Sec. 46-50). Alimony, support and use of family home or other residential dwelling unit awarded pendente lite. Voluntary leaving of family home by one parent. (a) At any time after the return day of a complaint under section 46b-45 or 46b-56 or after filing…

Sec. 46b-84. (Formerly Sec. 46-57). Parents' obligation for maintenance of minor child. Order for health insurance coverage. (a) Upon or subsequent to the annulment or dissolution of any marriage or the entry of a decree of legal separation or divorce, the parents of a minor chil…

Sec. 46b-85. (Formerly Sec. 46-53). Order for support of mentally ill spouse. At the time of granting dissolution of a marriage to which one party is mentally ill or at any time thereafter, on application of either party or of the guardian or conservator of the mentally ill spous…

Sec. 46b-86. (Formerly Sec. 46-54). Modification of alimony or support orders and judgments. (a) Unless and to the extent that the decree precludes modification, any final order for the periodic payment of permanent alimony or support, an order for alimony or support pendente lit…

Sec. 46b-87. (Formerly Sec. 46-56). Contempt of orders. When any person is found in contempt of an order of the Superior Court entered under section 46b-60 to 46b-62, inclusive, 46b-81 to 46b-83, inclusive, or 46b-86, the court may award to the petitioner a reasonable attorney's …

Sec. 46b-87a. Forms and instructions for application for contempt order based on violation of visitation order. The Office of the Chief Court Administrator shall prepare forms, including instructions in plain language, for applying to the court for a contempt citation based upon …

Sec. 46b-88. National Medical Support Notice. Duties of issuing agency, employer and administrator of group health plan. (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Issuing agency” means an agency providing child support enforcement services, as defined in subsection (b) of sectio…

Sec. 46b-89. Reserved for future use. Note: Chapters 815k to 815n are also reserved for future use.

Sec. 46b-9. (Formerly Sec. 51-340). Hearing by referee in action for dissolution of marriage, legal separation or annulment. In any action for dissolution of marriage, legal separation or annulment the court may refer the case or any matter in which the issues have been closed to…

Secs. 46b-90 to 46b-114. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act. Sections 46b-90 to 46b-114, inclusive, are repealed, effective July 1, 2000. (P.A. 78-318, S. 1–25; P.A. 95-206, S. 2; 95-316, S. 9–11; P.A. 99-185, S. 39, 40.)

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…

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.)

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…

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…

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-…

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. …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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-…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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 …

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.

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…

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…