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CT Gen Stat § 46b-176. (Formerly Sec. 52-443) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815y - Paternity Matters|Section 46b-176. (Formerly Sec. 52-443) - Continued liability of person committed for failure to comply with order.

 No person committed to a community correctional center for failure to comply with an order of the court as provided in sections 46b-160, 46b-162 and 46b-171, or any of them, shall be entitled to any of the privileges allowed other prisoners on civil process, or to take the oath provided for poor debtors, within six months from the date of such commitment, but shall be kept at hard labor during such six months; and the mother of such child, the state or the town chargeable with its support may, at any time after the liberation of such prisoner, or after his taking said oath, recover the sum or sums due from him in pursuance of such order of court.(1949 Rev., S. 8184; 1957, P.A. 462, S. 5; 1969, P.A. 297.)History: 1969 act substituted “community correction center” for “jail”; Sec. 52-443 transferred to Sec. 46b-176 in 1979 and references to other sections within provisions revised as necessary to reflect their transfer.Annotations to former section 52-443:Cited. 128 C. 319; 165 C. 33; 169 C. 66; 170 C. 367.Complaint must at least allege facts from which demand can be implied. 4 CS 396. Section is mandatory and leaves no discretion with the committing court. 12 CS 65. Cited. 20 CS 350.Annotation to present section:Cited. 188 C. 354.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-177. (Formerly Sec. 52-444) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815y - Paternity Matters|Section 46b-177. (Formerly Sec. 52-444) - Support of defendant while imprisoned.

 The complainant shall not be required to pay or give security for the support of the defendant during his confinement in a community correctional center, nor shall such defendant be discharged from imprisonment by reason of payment or security not being made or given for his support, but the jailer shall furnish such support and may recover the cost of the same from such defendant, or, in case of his inability to pay such cost, from the town where he belongs; and, if he belongs to no town in this state, such cost shall be paid by the state.(1949 Rev., S. 8185; 1969, P.A. 297.)History: 1969 act substituted “community correctional center” for “jail”; Sec. 52-444 transferred to Sec. 46b-177 in 1979.Annotations to former section 52-444:Cited. 128 C. 319; 165 C. 33.Cited. 20 CS 350.Annotation to present section:Cited. 188 C. 354.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-178. (Formerly Sec. 52-445) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815y - Paternity Matters|Section 46b-178. (Formerly Sec. 52-445) - Wage execution.

 Executions and earning assignments in accordance with section 52-362 shall be available in paternity proceedings.(1957, P.A. 208; P.A. 83-400, S. 3.)History: Sec. 52-445 transferred to Sec. 46b-178 in 1979; P.A. 83-400 added “and earning assignments”.Annotation to former section 52-445:Cited. 165 C. 33.Annotation to present section:Cited. 188 C. 354.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-179 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815y - Paternity Matters|Section 46b-179 - Foreign paternity judgments.

 As used in sections 46b-179a to 46b-179d, inclusive, foreign paternity judgment means any judgment, decree or order of a court of any state in the United States, other than a court of this state, in an action which results in a final determination on the issue of paternity except any such judgment, decree or order obtained by default in appearance.(P.A. 84-500, S. 1.)Cited. 203 C. 380.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-179a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815y - Paternity Matters|Section 46b-179a - Registry of foreign paternity judgments. Filing of certified copy and certification of final judgment.

 (a) Support Enforcement Services of the Superior Court shall maintain a registry in the Family Support Magistrate Division of paternity judgments from other states. Any party to an action in which a paternity judgment from another state was rendered may register the foreign paternity judgment in the registry maintained by Support Enforcement Services without payment of a filing fee or other cost to the party.(b) The party shall file a certified copy of the foreign paternity judgment and a certification that such judgment is final and has not been modified, altered, amended, set aside or vacated and that the enforcement of such judgment has not been stayed or suspended. Such certificate shall set forth the full name and last-known address of the other party to the judgment.(P.A. 84-500, S. 2; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 59, 75; P.A. 01-91, S. 4.)History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 amended Subsec. (a) by changing “court” to “Support Enforcement Division of the Superior Court” and by adding provisions re registry to be maintained in the Family Magistrate Division for foreign paternity judgments, effective January 1, 1998; P.A. 01-91 changed “the Support Enforcement Division” to “Support Enforcement Services” in Subsec. (a).Cited. 203 C. 380.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-179b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815y - Paternity Matters|Section 46b-179b - Enforcement of foreign paternity judgment.

 Such foreign paternity judgment, on the filing with the registry maintained by Support Enforcement Services, shall become a judgment of the Family Support Magistrate Division of the Superior Court and shall be enforced and otherwise treated in the same manner as a judgment of the Family Support Magistrate Division. A foreign paternity judgment so filed shall have the same effect and may be enforced in the same manner as any like judgment of a family support magistrate of this state, provided no such judgment shall be enforced for a period of twenty days after the filing thereof.(P.A. 84-500, S. 3; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 60, 75; P.A. 01-91, S. 5.)History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 made technical changes, adding references to registry in Support Enforcement Division and judgment of family support magistrate, effective January 1, 1998; P.A. 01-91 changed “the Support Enforcement Division” to “Support Enforcement Services”.Cited. 203 C. 380.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-179c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815y - Paternity Matters|Section 46b-179c - Notification of filing judgment. Proof of service to be filed with court.

 Within five days of the filing of the judgment and certification in accordance with section 46b-179a, the party filing such judgment shall notify the other party to the paternity action of the filing of such judgment by registered mail at his last-known address or by personal service. The Family Support Magistrate Division shall not enforce any such foreign paternity judgment until proof of service has been filed with the court.(P.A. 84-500, S. 4; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 61, 75.)History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 changed “court” to “Family Support Magistrate Division, effective January 1, 1998.Cited. 203 C. 380.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-179d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 815y - Paternity Matters|Section 46b-179d - Enforcement of foreign paternity judgment stayed by other pending actions.

 If either party files an affidavit with the Family Support Magistrate Division that an appeal from the foreign paternity judgment is pending in the foreign state, or will be taken, or that a stay of execution has been granted, the Family Support Magistrate Division will stay enforcement of the foreign paternity judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires or the stay of execution expires or is vacated.(P.A. 84-500, S. 5; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 62, 75.)History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 changed “court” to “Family Support Magistrate Division”, effective January 1, 1998.Cited. 203 C. 380.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-187. (Formerly Sec. 17-334) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 816 - Support|Section 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.)
CT Gen Stat § 46b-207. (Formerly Sec. 17-354) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 816 - Support|Section 46b-207. (Formerly Sec. 17-354) - Support services.

 The court is authorized to establish and maintain Support Enforcement Services and such offices thereof as it determines are necessary for the proper handling of the administrative details incident to proceedings under sections 46b-301 to 46b-425, inclusive, and may appoint such personnel as necessary for the proper administration of the nonjudicial functions of proceedings under sections 46b-301 to 46b-425, inclusive.(1953, S. 3264d; P.A. 80-180, S. 5; P.A. 90-213, S. 30, 56; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 63, 75; P.A. 01-91, S. 6; P.A. 11-214, S. 15; P.A. 15-71, S. 86.)History: Sec. 17-354 transferred to Sec. 46b-207 in 1979; P.A. 80-180 replaced “bureaus” with “family division offices” and authorized court to appoint personnel necessary for administration of nonjudicial functions; P.A. 90-213 changed the name of the family division to the support enforcement division; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 made technical changes, effective January 1, 1998; P.A. 01-91 changed “a Support Enforcement Division” to “Support Enforcement Services” and made a conforming change; P.A. 11-214 substituted references to Sec. 46b-213w for references to Sec. 46b-213v; P.A. 15-71 replaced references to Secs. 46b-212 to 46b-213w with references to Secs. 46b-301 to 46b-425, effective July 1, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-208. (Formerly Sec. 17-354a) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 816 - Support|Section 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-425, inclusive, have the powers of service and of execution of summons and orders for withholding, and the conduct of investigations.(1972, P.A. 188, S. 4; P.A. 76-17, S. 2; 76-436, S. 587, 681; P.A. 80-180, S. 6; P.A. 86-359, S. 24, 44; P.A. 89-302, S. 4, 7; P.A. 90-213, S. 31, 56; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 64, 75; P.A. 01-91, S. 7; P.A. 11-214, S. 16; P.A. 15-71, S. 87.)History: P.A. 76-17 rephrased provisions and authorized investigators to serve and execute capias; P.A. 76-436 replaced court of common pleas with superior court, effective July 1, 1978; Sec. 17-354a transferred to Sec. 46b-208 in 1979; P.A. 80-180 deleted reference to coroners and word “chief” in “office of the chief medical examiner”; P.A. 86-359 deleted former powers of support service investigators, leaving the powers of service and execution of summons and garnishments and conduct of investigations; P.A. 89-302 amended section by changing “garnishments” to “orders for withholding”; P.A. 90-213 changed the name of the family division to the support enforcement division; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 made a technical change, effective January 1, 1998; P.A. 01-91 changed “the Support Enforcement Division” to “Support Enforcement Services”; P.A. 11-214 substituted reference to Sec. 46b-213w for reference to Sec. 46b-213v; P.A. 15-71 replaced references to Secs. 46b-212 to 46b-213w with references to Secs. 46b-301 to 46b-425, effective July 1, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-211. (Formerly Sec. 17-355b) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 816 - Support|Section 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. 475, S. 6.)History: Sec. 17-355b transferred to Sec. 46b-211 in 1979.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-215c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 816 - Support|Section 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-215a shall be submitted by the commission to the standing legislative regulation review committee and adopted as regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54.(b) Nothing in this section shall affect the validity of a child support order issued pursuant to any guidelines promulgated pursuant to section 46b-215a prior to the approval of such guidelines pursuant to the provisions of this section.(P.A. 91-209, S. 1, 2; P.A. 92-253, S. 2; P.A. 11-214, S. 22.)History: P.A. 92-253 changed “no” to “updated”, deleted phrase “after January 1, 1991”, after “guidelines” inserted “pursuant to section 46b-215” and changed “approved” to “adopted as regulations”; P.A. 11-214 amended Subsec. (a) to substitute reference to Sec. 46b-215a for reference to Sec. 46b-215 and add “arrearage” re guidelines, and amended Subsec. (b) to make a technical change.In accordance with 296 C. 80, child support orders must be made in accordance with the principles established in statute and child support guidelines, and any deviation must be accompanied by court's explanation as to why the guidelines are inequitable or inappropriate and why deviation is necessary to meet needs of child; court improperly awarded 20 per cent of defendant's annual cash bonus as additional child support. 297 C. 358.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-215d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 816 - Support|Section 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 time of the establishment of the support order, any additional income earned from working more than forty-five hours per week shall not be considered income for purposes of such guidelines.(P.A. 99-193, S. 3, 16; 99-279, S. 32, 45.)History: P.A. 99-193 effective June 23, 1999; P.A. 99-279 eliminated the phrase “only the earnings of the obligor for the first forty-five hours per week shall be included for the purposes of such guidelines” and substituted in lieu thereof “in cases in which an obligor is an hourly wage earner and has worked less then forty-five hours per week at the time of the establishment of the support order, any additional income earned from working more than forty-five hours per week shall not be considered income for purposes of such guidelines”, effective June 29, 1999.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-216. (Formerly Sec. 17-321) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 816 - Support|Section 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 there is no person or persons of sufficient ability, under the provisions of section 46b-215, to provide such support. Each person to whom any such estate is given or descends shall, to an amount equal to the estate so received by him, be liable to contribute to such support, and, if he neglects to provide such support, and sufficient support cannot be obtained from any of the persons liable under the provisions of said section 46b-215, such survivor, the Commissioner of Social Services, the selectmen of the town in which such survivor resides, or any person liable under the provisions of said section 46b-215, to contribute to such support but unable to wholly furnish the same, or any person other than the defendant or defendants, liable under this section to contribute to such support, may bring a complaint to the superior court for the judicial district in which such survivor resides, against all or any of the persons, except the plaintiff, to whom any of such estate has been given or has descended. Said court may order the defendant or defendants to contribute to such support from the time of serving such complaint such sum, not exceeding the value of the property received by such defendant or defendants from the estate of such deceased, as may be reasonable and necessary, and may issue execution monthly or quarterly for the same, which, when collected, shall be paid to such survivor, said commissioner or such selectmen, for such support, as the court orders. When such complaint is brought by the survivor, commissioner or selectmen, the court, or any judge thereof when said court is not sitting, may require the defendant or defendants to become bound with sufficient surety to such survivor, the state or town to abide the judgment rendered on such complaint.(1949 Rev., S. 2611; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 608, 610; P.A. 78-280, S. 2, 127; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87.)History: P.A. 75-420 replaced welfare commissioner with commissioner of social services; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of social services with commissioner of income maintenance, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-280 substituted “judicial district” for “county”; Sec. 17-321 transferred to Sec. 46b-216 in 1979 and references to Sec. 17-320 revised to reflect its transfer; P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of social services for commissioner and department of income maintenance, effective July 1, 1993.Annotations to former section 17-321:Cited. 127 C. 506.Cited. 11 CS 295; 33 CS 44.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-217. (Formerly Sec. 17-322) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 816 - Support|Section 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 persons, plaintiffs in such action, to be relieved from such contribution. In any action brought under said section 46b-215, the defendant in a IV-D support case as defined in subsection (b) of section 46b-231 may prefer his complaint to the family support magistrate serving the judicial district where the order was entered against the plaintiff in such action to be relieved from such contribution. If said court or family support magistrate finds that he, being liable under said section 46b-215, is required to contribute an amount beyond his ability or beyond what is requisite for such support, or that he, being liable under said section 46b-216, is required to contribute beyond the amount received by him from the estate of such deceased or beyond what is requisite for such support, it may again direct how much, if anything, he shall contribute therefor. If the contribution of the person or persons liable to support such poor person, as fixed by the court, is insufficient for such support, the remainder of such support shall be furnished by the state or such town.(1949 Rev., S. 2612; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 608, 610; P.A. 86-359, S. 35, 44; P.A. 93-262, S. 73, 87.)History: P.A. 75-420 replaced welfare commissioner with commissioner of social services; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of social services with commissioner of income maintenance, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 17-322 transferred to Sec. 46b-217 in 1979 and references to other sections within provisions revised as necessary to reflect their transfer; P.A. 86-359 added reference to complaint against commissioner of human resources and added provision permitting defendant in action under Sec. 46b-215 to prefer complaint to family support magistrate division; P.A. 93-262 replaced reference to commissioners of income maintenance and human resources with commissioner of social services, effective July 1, 1993.Annotation to former section 17-322:Cited. 127 C. 506.
CT Gen Stat § 46b-218. (Formerly Sec. 17-324a) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 46b - Family Law|Chapter 816 - Support|Section 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 paternity or child support proceeding, including, but not limited to, the party's Social Security number, residential and mailing addresses, telephone number, driver's license number, employer's name, address and telephone number, and such other information as may be required for the state case registry to comply with federal law and regulations;(2) “Paternity or child support proceeding” means any court action or administrative process authorized by state statute in which the paternity or support of a child is established; and(3) “State case registry” means the database included in the automated system established and maintained by the Office of Child Support Services under subsection (l) of section 17b-179 which database shall contain information on each support order established or modified in the state.(b) Each party to any paternity or child support proceeding shall file identification and location information with the state case registry upon entry of an order and whenever such information changes.(c) All identification and location information provided to the state case registry under subsection (b) of this section shall be subject to the provisions of section 17b-90.(1969, P.A. 654; 1971, P.A. 225; P.A. 74-183, S. 218, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 187, 681; P.A. 77-452, S. 55, 72; P.A. 90-213, S. 33, 56; P.A. 99-193, S. 10, 16; P.A. 16-13, S. 12.)History: 1971 act substituted “person” for “beneficiary of state assistance under the provisions of this title”, reduced maximum fine from $50 to $25 and reduced maximum term of imprisonment from 60 to 30 days; P.A. 74-183 replaced circuit court with court of common pleas and family relations division with family relations office, effective December 31, 1974; P.A. 76-436 and P.A. 77-452 replaced court of common pleas with superior court, effective July 1, 1978; Sec. 17-324a transferred to Sec. 46b-218 in 1979; P.A. 90-213 replaced requirement that payments and notice be made to the family relations office with the requirement that payments and notice be made to the support enforcement division; P.A. 99-193 deleted existing provisions and added new Subsecs. (a) to (c) concerning the filing of identification and location information, effective June 23, 1999; P.A. 16-13 amended Subsec. (a)(3) to replace “Bureau of Child Support Enforcement” with “Office of Child Support Services”, effective May 6, 2016.