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CT Gen Stat § 46b-69c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815j - Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation and Annulment|Section 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 education program established pursuant to subsection (a) of section 46b-69b, and (2) advise on other matters involving the service providers, including the qualifications and selection of such providers.(b) Not later than January 15, 2003, the advisory committee shall make recommendations to the Judicial Department on the expansion of the parenting education program to include a separate program for children whose parents are involved in a dissolution of marriage action. Such program shall be designed to help children cope more effectively with the problems that result from a dissolution and shall have as its goal the prevention or reduction of children's anxiety, aggression, depression and behavioral problems and an increase in social competencies critical to children's postdissolution adjustment.(c) The advisory committee shall consist of not more than ten members to be appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and shall include members who represent the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity, the family law section of the Connecticut Bar Association, educators specializing in children studies, agencies representing victims of family violence, service providers and the Judicial Department. The members shall serve for terms of two years and may be reappointed for succeeding terms. The members shall elect a chairperson from among their number and shall receive no compensation for their services.(d) The Court Support Services Division of the Judicial Department shall provide staff services to the advisory committee.(P.A. 93-319, S. 2, 4; P.A. 02-132, S. 17, 81; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3, S. 164; P.A. 19-117, S. 138.)History: P.A. 93-319 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 02-132 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), added new Subsec. (b) re recommendations for program for children and redesignated existing Subsecs. (b) and (c) as Subsecs. (c) and (d), effective July 1, 2002, and made a technical change in redesignated Subsec. (c) and replaced “Family Division” with “Court Support Services Division” in redesignated Subsec. (d), effective October 1, 2002; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3 amended Subsec. (c) to replace “Commission on Children” with “Commission on Women, Children and Seniors”, effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 19-117 amended Subsec. (c) to replace “Commission on Women, Children and Seniors” with “Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity”, effective July 1, 2019.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-70 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815j - Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation and Annulment|Section 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 of marriage, for the custody, care, education, visitation, maintenance or support of children or for alimony, support or the disposition of property of the parties to an existing or terminated marriage, in which both parties have entered an appearance.(P.A. 77-428, S. 1.)Cited. 191 C. 92.Cited. 1 CA 578; 3 CA 679; 6 CA 541; 30 CA 821; 33 CA 417; 42 CA 747. Court lacked subject matter jurisdiction under statute to modify a foreign matrimonial judgment obtained against defendant by default. 48 CA 645.Cited. 39 CS 66; 41 CS 429.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-71 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815j - Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation and Annulment|Section 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 enforcement of such judgment is sought, a certification that such judgment is final, has not been modified, altered, amended, set aside or vacated and that the enforcement of such judgment has not been stayed or suspended, and such certificate shall set forth the full name and last-known address of the other party to such judgment and the name and address of the court in the foreign state which rendered such judgment.(b) Such foreign matrimonial judgment shall become a judgment of the court of this state where it is filed and shall be enforced and otherwise treated in the same manner as a judgment of a court in this state; provided such foreign matrimonial judgment does not contravene the public policy of the state of Connecticut. A foreign matrimonial judgment so filed shall have the same effect and may be enforced or satisfied in the same manner as any like judgment of a court of this state and is subject to the same procedures for modifying, altering, amending, vacating, setting aside, staying or suspending said judgment as a judgment of a court of this state; provided, in modifying, altering, amending, setting aside, vacating, staying or suspending any such foreign matrimonial judgment in this state the substantive law of the foreign jurisdiction shall be controlling.(P.A. 77-428, S. 2; P.A. 89-3.)History: P.A. 89-3 amended Subsec. (a) to require the certificate to set forth the name and address of the court in the foreign state which rendered the judgment.Cited. 189 C. 129; 191 C. 92.Cited. 1 CA 578; 6 CA 541; 17 CA 544; 30 CA 821; 33 CA 417; 35 CA 246.Construction of section that would confer the same personal jurisdiction of decree-rendering state upon Connecticut courts would violate fundamental due process and the minimum contacts standards. 41 CS 429.Subsec. (b):When modifying foreign matrimonial judgment, Connecticut trial court's failure to apply substantive law of the foreign jurisdiction constitutes plain error. 47 CA 146.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-72 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815j - Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation and Annulment|Section 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 service. Execution shall not issue on any such foreign matrimonial judgment for a period of twenty days from the filing thereof and no steps shall be taken to enforce such judgment until proof of service has been filed with the court.(P.A. 77-428, S. 3.)Cited. 191 C. 92.Cited. 6 CA 541.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-73 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815j - Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation and Annulment|Section 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 stay enforcement of the foreign matrimonial judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires or the stay of execution expires or is vacated.(b) If a party files an affidavit with the court that such foreign matrimonial judgment has been modified, altered or amended, the court shall enforce such foreign matrimonial judgment as modified, altered or amended.(c) Upon motion made to the court of this state in which the foreign matrimonial judgment has been filed, either party shall be entitled to a hearing on any disputed issue of fact or law concerning the enforceability of said judgment in this state, including any challenge to the jurisdiction of the court which rendered such foreign matrimonial judgment.(P.A. 77-428, S. 4.)Cited. 191 C. 92.Cited. 6 CA 541.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-74 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815j - Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation and Annulment|Section 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. 6 CA 541.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-75 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815j - Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation and Annulment|Section 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.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-85. (Formerly Sec. 46-53) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815j - Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation and Annulment|Section 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 spouse, or of any person, town or other municipality charged with the support of the mentally ill spouse, or the Commissioner of Administrative Services if the state is charged, the court may make such order requiring support of the mentally ill spouse, or security for support, as may be proper. The court may set aside or alter any such order, at any time thereafter, on application of either party or of the guardian of the mentally ill spouse, or of any person, town or other municipality charged with support, or the Commissioner of Administrative Services if the state is charged. Any order providing for the support of the mentally ill party shall be enforceable in the same manner as orders relating to alimony.(1949 Rev., S. 7332; 1953, 1955, S. 3004d; 1957, P.A. 502, S. 3; P.A. 73-373, S. 30; P.A. 77-614, S. 70, 610; P.A. 78-230, S. 38, 54.)History: P.A. 73-373 referred to “dissolution of a marriage one party to which is mentally ill” rather than to divorce “granted on the ground of mental illness”, substituted commissioner of finance and control for welfare commissioner and “mentally ill spouse” for “defendant” and deleted provision which prohibited orders for support to continue support of sane wife from estate of mentally ill husband after the wife remarries; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of finance and control with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 78-230 restated provisions but made no substantive changes; Sec. 46-53 transferred to Sec. 46b-85 in 1979.See Sec. 17b-743 re direction that payments under support order be made to Commissioner of Administrative Services or local welfare department.Cited. 184 C. 307.Cited. 20 CA 500; 26 CA 386; Id., 737.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-87. (Formerly Sec. 46-56) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815j - Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation and Annulment|Section 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 fee and the fees of the officer serving the contempt citation, such sums to be paid by the person found in contempt, provided if any such person is found not to be in contempt of such order, the court may award a reasonable attorney's fee to such person. The costs of commitment of any person imprisoned for contempt of court by reason of failure to comply with such an order shall be paid by the state as in criminal cases.(P.A. 73-373, S. 25; P.A. 78-230, S. 41, 54; P.A. 88-196.)History: P.A. 78-230 made minor changes in wording; Sec. 46-56 transferred to Sec. 46b-87 in 1979 and references to other sections within provisions revised as necessary to reflect their transfer; P.A. 88-196 permitted court to award reasonable attorney's fee to petitioner and added proviso that if any person is not found to be in contempt of order, the court may award a reasonable attorney's fee to such person.See Sec. 17b-743 re direction that payments under support order be made to Commissioner of Administrative Services or local welfare department.Cited. 241 C. 490. Court's decision to award attorney's fees to defendant who withheld information for 7 years that she was obligated to report to plaintiff under dissolution decree violates equitable principles and constitutes an abuse of judicial discretion. 244 C. 523.Cited. 11 CA 610; 13 CA 330; 22 CA 136; 24 CA 180; 26 CA 326; 28 CA 794; 41 CA 861; judgment reversed, see 241 C. 490; 43 CA 844. Statute does not contain any requirement that an award of attorney's fees must be determined with reference to relative financial positions of the parties. 71 CA 744. Award of attorney's fees is within discretion of trial court. 72 CA 408. Award of attorney's fees in contempt proceeding is punitive in nature and court may consider defendant's behavior as an additional factor in determining both the necessity of awarding such fees and the proper amount of the award. 110 CA 798.Agreement of parties to submit to arbitration cannot deprive court of jurisdiction to issue contempt order prescribed by statute. 36 CS 266.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-87a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815j - Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation and Annulment|Section 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 a violation of a visitation order or for modification of a visitation order and shall make such forms available to litigants.(P.A. 92-253, S. 10.)
CT Gen Stat § 46b-89 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815j - Dissolution of Marriage, Legal Separation and Annulment|Section 46b-89 - Reserved for future use.

Note: Chapters 815k to 815n are also reserved for future use.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-115 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815p - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Section 46b-115 - Short title: Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.

 This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.(P.A. 99-185, S. 1, 40.)History: P.A. 99-185 effective July 1, 2000.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-115b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815p - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Section 46b-115b - Proceedings governed by other law.

 The chapter does not govern an adoption proceeding or a proceeding pertaining to the authorization of emergency medical care for a child.(P.A. 99-185, S. 3, 40.)History: P.A. 99-185 effective July 1, 2000.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-115c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815p - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Section 46b-115c - Application to Indian tribes.

 A child custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 USC Section 1901 et seq., is not subject to this chapter to the extent that it is governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act.(P.A. 99-185, S. 4, 40.)History: P.A. 99-185 effective July 1, 2000.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-115d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815p - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Section 46b-115d - International application of chapter.

 For purposes of this chapter, any child custody order of a foreign country shall be treated in the manner provided in section 46b-115hh.(P.A. 99-185, S. 5, 40.)History: P.A. 99-185 effective July 1, 2000.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-115e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815p - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Section 46b-115e - Effect of child custody determination.

 A child custody determination made by a court of this state that had jurisdiction under this chapter binds all persons who have been served in accordance with the laws of this state or notified in accordance with section 46b-115g or who have submitted to the jurisdiction of the court, and who have been given an opportunity to be heard. As to those persons, the determination is conclusive as to all decided issues of law and fact except to the extent the determination is modified.(P.A. 99-185, S. 6, 40.)History: P.A. 99-185 effective July 1, 2000.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-115f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815p - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Section 46b-115f - Priority.

 If a question of the existence or exercise of jurisdiction under this chapter is raised in a child custody proceeding, the question, upon request of a party, must be given calendar priority and handled expeditiously.(P.A. 99-185, S. 7, 40.)History: P.A. 99-185 effective July 1, 2000.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-115g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815p - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Section 46b-115g - Notice to persons outside state; submission to jurisdiction.

 (a) Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction over a person outside this state shall be given in a manner reasonably calculated to give actual notice, and may be: (1) By personal delivery outside this state in the manner prescribed for service of process within this state; (2) in the manner prescribed by the law of the place in which the service is made for service of process in that place in an action in any of its courts of general jurisdiction; (3) any form of mail addressed to the person to be served and requesting a receipt; or (4) as directed by the court including publication, if other means of notification are ineffective.(b) Except as otherwise provided by any provision of the general statutes, notice under this section shall be served, mailed or delivered or last published at least twelve days before any hearing in this state.(c) Proof of service outside this state may be made by affidavit of the individual who made the service, or in the manner prescribed by the law of this state, the order pursuant to which the service is made, or the law of the place in which the service is made. If service is made by mail, proof may be a receipt signed by the addressee or other evidence of delivery to the addressee.(d) Except as otherwise provided by any provision of the general statutes, notice is not required if a person submits to the jurisdiction of the court.(P.A. 99-185, S. 8, 40.)History: P.A. 99-185 effective July 1, 2000.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-115h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815p - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Section 46b-115h - Communication between courts.

 (a) A court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this chapter.(b) The court may allow the parties to participate in the communication. If the parties are not able to participate in the communication, they must be given the opportunity to present facts and legal arguments before a decision on jurisdiction is made.(c) Communication between courts on schedules, calendars, court records and similar matters may occur without informing the parties. A record need not be made of the communication.(d) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, a record must be made of a communication under this section. The parties must be informed promptly of the communication and granted access to the record.(e) For the purposes of this section, “record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.(P.A. 99-185, S. 9, 40.)History: P.A. 99-185 effective July 1, 2000.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-115i (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815p - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Section 46b-115i - Taking testimony in another state.

 (a) In addition to other procedures available to a party, a party to a child custody proceeding, guardian ad litem or legal representative of the child may offer testimony of witnesses who are located in another state, including testimony of the parties and the child, by deposition or other means allowable in this state for testimony taken in another state. The court on its own motion may order that the testimony of a person be taken in another state and may prescribe the manner in which and the terms upon which the testimony is taken.(b) A court of this state may permit an individual residing in another state to be deposed or to testify by telephone, audiovisual means, or other electronic means before a designated court or at another location in that state. A court of this state shall cooperate with courts of other states in designating an appropriate location for the deposition or testimony.(c) Documentary evidence transmitted from another state to a court of this state by technological means that do not produce an original writing may not be excluded from evidence on an objection based on the means of transmission.(P.A. 99-185, S. 10, 40.)History: P.A. 99-185 effective July 1, 2000.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-115j (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815p - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Section 46b-115j - Cooperation between courts; preservation of records.

 (a) A court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to: (1) Hold an evidentiary hearing; (2) order a person to produce or give evidence pursuant to procedures of that state; (3) order that an evaluation be made with respect to the custody of a child involved in a pending proceeding; (4) forward to the court of this state a certified copy of the transcript of the record of the hearing, the evidence otherwise presented, and any evaluation prepared in compliance with the request; and (5) order a party to a child custody proceeding or any person having physical custody of the child to appear in the proceeding with or without the child.(b) Upon request of a court of another state, a court of this state may hold a hearing or enter an order described in subsection (a) of this section.(c) Travel and other necessary and reasonable expenses incurred under subsections (a) and (b) of this section may be assessed against the parties.(d) A court of this state shall preserve the pleadings, orders, decrees, records of hearings, evaluations and other pertinent records with respect to a child custody proceeding until the child attains eighteen years of age. Upon appropriate request by a court or law enforcement official of another state, the court shall forward a certified copy of those records.(P.A. 99-185, S. 11, 40.)History: P.A. 99-185 effective July 1, 2000.