Title 46b, Title 46b: Family Law

Sec. 46b-371. Procedure to register order for enforcement. (a) Except as otherwise provided in section 46b-403, a support order or income-withholding order of another state or a foreign support order may be registered in this state by sending the following records to the Family S…

Sec. 46b-372. Effect of registration for enforcement. (a) A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of this state. (b) A registered support order issued in anoth…

Sec. 46b-373. Choice of law. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section, the law of the issuing state or foreign country governs (1) the nature, extent, amount and duration of current payments under a registered support order; (2) the computation and payme…

Secs. 46b-374 to 46b-376. Reserved for future use. (B) CONTEST OF VALIDITY OR ENFORCEMENT

Sec. 46b-377. Notice of registration of order. (a) When a support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered, the registering tribunal of this state shall notify the nonregistering party. The notice must be accompanied by a …

Sec. 46b-378. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order. (a) A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered support order in this state shall request a hearing within the time required by section 46b-377. The n…

Sec. 46b-379. Contest of registration or enforcement. (a) A party contesting the validity or enforcement of a registered support order or seeking to vacate the registration has the burden of proving one or more of the following defenses: (1) The issuing tribunal lacked personal j…

Sec. 46b-380. Confirmed order. Confirmation of a registered support order, whether by operation of law or after notice and hearing, precludes further contest of the order with respect to any matter that could have been asserted at the time of registration. (P.A. 15-71, S. 52.) Hi…

Secs. 46b-381 to 46b-383. Reserved for future use. (C) REGISTRATION AND MODIFICATION OF CHILD SUPPORTORDER OF ANOTHER STATE

Sec. 46b-384. Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification. A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a child support order issued in another state shall register that order in this state in the same manner p…

Sec. 46b-385. Effect of registration for modification. A tribunal of this state may enforce a child support order of another state registered for purposes of modification, in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this state, but the registered support o…

Sec. 46b-386. Modification of child support order of another state. (a) If section 46b-388 does not apply, upon petition a tribunal of this state may modify a child support order issued in another state which is registered in this state if, after notice and hearing, the tribunal …

Sec. 46b-387. Recognition of order modified in another state. If a child support order issued by a tribunal of this state is modified by a tribunal of another state which assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, a tribunal of this state (1) may …

Sec. 46b-388. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when individual parties reside in this state. (a) If all of the parties who are individuals reside in this state and the child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal of this state has jurisdiction…

Sec. 46b-389. Notice to issuing tribunal of modification. Within thirty days after issuance of a modified child support order, the party obtaining the modification shall file a certified copy of the order with the issuing tribunal that had continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over …

Secs. 46b-390 to 46b-392. Reserved for future use. (D) REGISTRATION AND MODIFICATION OF FOREIGNCHILD SUPPORT ORDER

Sec. 46b-393. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country. (a) Except as otherwise provided in section 46b-408, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child support order pursuant to its laws, a tribunal of this state may as…

Sec. 46b-394. Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification. A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a foreign child support order not under the Convention may register that order in this state under secti…

Secs. 46b-395 to 46b-397. Reserved for future use. PART VII SUPPORT PROCEEDING UNDER CONVENTION

Sec. 46b-398. Definitions. As used in this section and sections 46b-399 to 46b-410, inclusive: (1) “Application” means a request under the Convention by an obligee or obligor, or on behalf of a child, made through a central authority for assistance from another central authority.…

Sec. 46b-399. Applicability. Sections 46b-398 to 46b-410, inclusive, apply only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of sections 46b-398 to 46b-410, inclusive, is inconsistent with sections 46b-301 to 46b-394, inclusive, sections 46b-…

Sec. 46b-400. Relationship of IV-D agency to United States central authority. The IV-D agency of this state is recognized as the agency designated by the United States central authority to perform specific functions under the Convention. (P.A. 15-71, S. 63.) History: P.A. 15-71 e…

Sec. 46b-401. Initiation by IV-D agency of support proceeding under Convention. (a) In a support proceeding under sections 46b-398 to 46b-410, inclusive, the IV-D agency of this state shall (1) transmit and receive applications; and (2) initiate or facilitate the institution of a…

Sec. 46b-402. Direct request. (a) A petitioner may file a direct request seeking establishment or modification of a support order or determination of parentage of a child. In the proceeding, the law of this state applies. (b) A petitioner may file a direct request seeking recogni…

Sec. 46b-403. Registration of Convention support order. (a) Except as otherwise provided in sections 46b-398 to 46b-410, inclusive, a party who is an individual or a support enforcement agency seeking recognition of a Convention support order shall register the order in this stat…

Sec. 46b-404. Contest of registered Convention support order. (a) Except as otherwise provided in sections 46b-398 to 46b-410, inclusive, sections 46b-377 to 46b-380, inclusive, apply to a contest of a registered Convention support order. (b) A party contesting a registered Conve…

Sec. 46b-405. Recognition and enforcement of registered Convention support order. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a registered Convention support order. (b) The following grounds are the only…

Sec. 46b-406. Partial enforcement. If a tribunal of this state does not recognize and enforce a Convention support order in its entirety, it shall enforce any severable part of the order. An application or direct request may seek recognition and partial enforcement of a Conventio…

Sec. 46b-407. Foreign support agreement. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in this state. (b) An application or direct request for recognition an…

Sec. 46b-408. Modification of Convention child support order. (a) A tribunal of this state may not modify a Convention child support order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the support order was issued unless (1) the obligee submits to the jurisdictio…

Sec. 46b-409. Personal information; limit on use. Personal information gathered or transmitted under sections 46b-398 to 46b-410, inclusive, may be used only for the purposes for which it was gathered or transmitted. (P.A. 15-71, S. 72.) History: P.A. 15-71 effective July 1, 2015…

Sec. 46b-410. Record in original language; English translation. A record filed with a tribunal of this state under sections 46b-398 to 46b-410, inclusive, must be in the original language and, if not in English, must be accompanied by an English translation. (P.A. 15-71, S. 73.) …

Secs. 46b-411 to 46b-415. Reserved for future use. PART VIII INTERSTATE RENDITION

Sec. 46b-416. Grounds for rendition. (a) For purposes of this section and section 46b-417, “governor” includes an individual performing the functions of governor or the executive authority of a state covered by sections 46b-301 to 46b-425, inclusive. (b) The governor of this stat…

Sec. 46b-417. Conditions of rendition. (a) Before making a demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual charged criminally in this state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee, the governor of this state may require a prosecutor of this s…

Secs. 46b-418 to 46b-422. Reserved for future use. PART IX MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 46b-423. Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing sections 46b-301 to 46b-425, inclusive, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. (P.A. 15-71, S. 76.…

Sec. 46b-424. Transitional provision. Sections 46b-301 to 46b-425, inclusive, apply to proceedings begun on or after July 1, 2015, to establish a support order or determine parentage of a child or to register, recognize, enforce or modify a prior support order, determination, or …

Sec. 46b-425. Severability. If any provision of sections 46b-301 to 46b-425, inclusive, or their application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of sections 46b-301 to 46b-425, inclusive, which can be give…

Sec. 46b-450. Short title: Connecticut Parentage Act. Sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive, may be cited as the Connecticut Parentage Act. (P.A. 21-15, S. 1.) History: P.A. 21-15 effective January 1, 2022.

Sec. 46b-451. Definitions. As used in sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive: (1) “Acknowledged parent” means a person who has established a parent-child relationship under sections 46b-476 to 46b-487, inclusive. (2) “Adjudicated parent” means a person who has been adjudicated to…

Sec. 46b-452. Scope. (a) Sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive, apply to a determination of parentage. (b) Sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive, do not create, affect, enlarge or diminish the equitable powers of the courts of this state or parental rights or duties under the l…

Sec. 46b-453. Applicable law. The court shall apply the law of this state to determine parentage. The applicable law shall not depend on: (1) The place of birth of the child; or (2) the past or present residence of the child. (P.A. 21-15, S. 4.) History: P.A. 21-15 effective Janu…

Sec. 46b-454. Authorized court. Exceptions. (a) Petitions to adjudicate parentage shall be filed in the Family Division of the Superior Court, except that: (1) Petitions by an alleged genetic parent seeking to establish the alleged genetic parent's parentage pursuant to section 4…

Secs. 46b-455 to 46b-457. Reserved for future use. (B) PROCEEDING TO ADJUDICATE PARENTAGE

Sec. 46b-458. Standing to maintain proceedings. Subject to the provisions of sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive, a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may be maintained by: (1) The child, if the child is eighteen years of age or older or, if the child is a minor, through a rep…