Support

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Sections
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.

Section
46b-187

(Formerly Sec. 17-334) - Payment of petitioner's representatives.

Sections
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.

Section
46b-207

(Formerly Sec. 17-354) - Support services.

Section
46b-208

(Formerly Sec. 17-354a) - Powers of support service investigators.

Sections
46b-209 and 46b-210

(Formerly Secs. 17-355 and 17-355a) - Uniformity of interpretation. Proceedings not stayed by other pending actions.

Section
46b-211

(Formerly Sec. 17-355b) - Participation in proceedings not to confer jurisdiction for other proceedings.

Sections
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 extradi

Section
46b-214

Reserved for future use.

Section
46b-215

(Formerly Sec. 17-320) - Relatives obliged to furnish support. Attorney General and attorney for town as parties. Orders.

Section
46b-215a

Commission for Child Support Guidelines. Duties. Members. Validity of actions taken during vacancy.

Section
46b-215b

Guidelines to be used in determination of amount of support and payment on arrearages and past-due support.

Section
46b-215c

Guidelines to be approved by legislative regulation review committee.

Section
46b-215d

Certain earnings not considered income for purposes of guidelines.

Section
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.

Section
46b-216

(Formerly Sec. 17-321) - Support of surviving husband or wife by heirs.

Section
46b-217

(Formerly Sec. 17-322) - Relief from support.

Section
46b-218

(Formerly Sec. 17-324a) - Filing of identification and location information with the state case registry.

Section
46b-219

(Formerly Sec. 17-326) - No liability for support of deserting parent.

Section
46b-220

Suspension of license of delinquent child support obligor. Conditions. Reinstatement.

Section
46b-221

Notice to delinquent child support obligors by Commissioner of Social Services re availability of remedy of license suspension.

Section
46b-222

Regulations.

Section
46b-223

Rules of court.

Section
46b-224

Effect of court order changing or transferring guardianship or custody of child on preexisting support order.

Section
46b-225

Judicial marshal authorized to serve capias mittimus or copy thereof issued in child support matter.

Sections
46b-226 to 46b-230

Reserved for future use.

Section
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.

Section
46b-232

Alteration or setting aside of support order by family support magistrate, when.

Section
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.

Section
46b-233

Longevity payments.

Section
46b-233a

Retirement of family support magistrates. Credit for prior service. Amounts used in determining salary. Limitation on retirement salary.

Section
46b-234

Report by the Attorney General to IV-D agency re performance standards.

Section
46b-235

Applicability of sections in relation to any bargaining unit designation, award, settlement, benefit, existing employment practice or classification of any employee.

Section
46b-236

Family support referees.

Sections
46b-237 to 46b-300

Reserved for future use.