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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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 Support Magistrate Division of the Superior Court in this state: (1) A letter of transmittal to the tribunal requesting registration and enforcement; (2) two copies, including one certified copy, of the order to be registered, including any modification of the order; (3) a sworn statement by the person requesting registration or a certified statement by the custodian of the records showing the amount of any arrearage; (4) the name of the obligor and, if known (A) the obligor's address and Social Security number; (B) the name and address of the obligor's employer and any other source of income of the obligor; and (C) a description and the location of property of the obligor in this state not exempt from execution; and (5) except as otherwise provided in section 46b-338, the name and address of the obligee and, if applicable, the person to whom support payments are to be remitted.
(b) On receipt of a request for registration, the registering tribunal shall cause the order to be filed as an order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign support order, together with one copy of the documents and information, regardless of their form.
(c) A petition or comparable pleading seeking a remedy that must be affirmatively sought under other law of this state may be filed at the same time as the request for registration or later. The pleading must specify the grounds for the remedy sought.
(d) If two or more orders are in effect, the person requesting registration shall (1) furnish to the tribunal a copy of every support order asserted to be in effect in addition to the documents specified in this section; (2) specify the order alleged to be the controlling order, if any; and (3) specify the amount of consolidated arrears, if any.
(e) A request for a determination of which is the controlling order may be filed separately or with a request for registration and enforcement or for registration and modification. The person requesting registration shall give notice of the request to each party whose rights may be affected by the determination.
(P.A. 15-71, S. 46; P.A. 16-193, S. 23.)
History: P.A. 15-71 effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 16-193 made technical changes in Subsec. (a).
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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 another state or a foreign country is enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the same procedures as an order issued by a tribunal of this state.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in sections 46b-301 to 46b-425, inclusive, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered support order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.
(P.A. 15-71, S. 47.)
History: P.A. 15-71 effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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 payment of arrearages and accrual of interest on the arrearages under the support order; and (3) the existence and satisfaction of other obligations under the support order.
(b) In a proceeding for arrears under a registered support order, the statute of limitation of this state, or of the issuing state or foreign country, whichever is longer, applies.
(c) A responding tribunal of this state shall apply the procedures and remedies of this state to enforce current support and collect arrears and interest due on a support order of another state or a foreign country registered in this state.
(d) After a tribunal of this state or another state determines which is the controlling order and issues an order consolidating arrears, if any, a tribunal of this state shall prospectively apply the law of the state or foreign country issuing the controlling order, including its law on interest on arrears, on current and future support, and on consolidated arrears.
(P.A. 15-71, S. 48.)
History: P.A. 15-71 effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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 copy of the registered order and the documents and relevant information accompanying the order.
(b) A notice must inform the nonregistering party (1) that a registered support order is enforceable as of the date of registration in the same manner as an order issued by a tribunal of this state; (2) that a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order must be requested within twenty days after notice unless the registered order is under section 46b-404; (3) that failure to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order in a timely manner will result in confirmation of the order and enforcement of the order and the alleged arrearages; and (4) of the amount of any alleged arrearages.
(c) If the registering party asserts that two or more orders are in effect, a notice must also (1) identify the two or more orders and the order alleged by the registering party to be the controlling order and the consolidated arrears, if any; (2) notify the nonregistering party of the right to a determination of which is the controlling order; (3) state that the procedures provided in subsection (b) of this section apply to the determination of which is the controlling order; and (4) state that failure to contest the validity or enforcement of the order alleged to be the controlling order in a timely manner may result in confirmation that the order is the controlling order.
(d) Upon registration of an income-withholding order for enforcement, the support enforcement agency or the registering tribunal shall notify the obligor's employer pursuant to section 52-362.
(P.A. 15-71, S. 49.)
History: P.A. 15-71 effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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 nonregistering party may seek to vacate the registration, to assert any defense to an allegation of noncompliance with the registered order, or to contest the remedies being sought or the amount of any alleged arrearages pursuant to section 46b-379.
(b) If the nonregistering party fails to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered support order in a timely manner, the order is confirmed by operation of law.
(c) If a nonregistering party requests a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered support order, the registering tribunal shall schedule the matter for hearing and give notice to the parties of the date, time and place of the hearing.
(P.A. 15-71, S. 50.)
History: P.A. 15-71 effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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 jurisdiction over the contesting party; (2) the order was obtained by fraud; (3) the order has been vacated, suspended or modified by a later order; (4) the issuing tribunal has stayed the order pending appeal; (5) there is a defense under the law of this state to the remedy sought; (6) full or partial payment has been made; (7) the statute of limitations under section 46b-373 precludes enforcement of some or all of the alleged arrearages; or (8) the alleged controlling order is not the controlling order.
(b) If a party presents evidence establishing a full or partial defense under subsection (a) of this section, a tribunal may stay enforcement of a registered support order, continue the proceeding to permit production of additional relevant evidence and issue other appropriate orders. An uncontested portion of the registered support order may be enforced by all remedies available under the law of this state.
(c) If the contesting party does not establish a defense under subsection (a) of this section to the validity or enforcement of a registered support order, the registering tribunal shall issue an order confirming the order.
(P.A. 15-71, S. 51; P.A. 16-193, S. 24.)
History: P.A. 15-71 effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 16-193 made technical changes in Subsec. (a).
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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.)
History: P.A. 15-71 effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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 provided in sections 46b-370 to 46b-380, inclusive, if the order has not been registered. A motion for modification may be filed at the same time as a request for registration, or later. The pleading must specify the grounds for modification.
(P.A. 15-71, S. 53.)
History: P.A. 15-71 effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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 order may be modified only if the requirements of section 46b-386 or 46b-388 have been met.
(P.A. 15-71, S. 54.)
History: P.A. 15-71 effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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 finds that (1) the following requirements are met: (A) Neither the child, nor the obligee who is an individual, nor the obligor resides in the issuing state; (B) a petitioner who is a nonresident of this state seeks modification; and (C) the respondent is subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal of this state; or (2) this state is the residence of the child, or a party who is an individual is subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal of this state, and all of the parties who are individuals have filed consents in a record in the issuing tribunal for a tribunal of this state to modify the support order and assume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.
(b) Modification of a registered child support order is subject to the same requirements, procedures and defenses that apply to the modification of an order issued by a tribunal of this state and the order may be enforced and satisfied in the same manner.
(c) A tribunal of this state may not modify any aspect of a child support order that may not be modified under the law of the issuing state, including the duration of the obligation of support. If two or more tribunals have issued child support orders for the same obligor and same child, the order that controls and must be so recognized under section 46b-317 establishes the aspects of the support order which are nonmodifiable.
(d) In a proceeding to modify a child support order, the law of the state that is determined to have issued the initial controlling order governs the duration of the obligation of support. The obligor's fulfillment of the duty of support established by that order precludes imposition of a further obligation of support by a tribunal of this state.
(e) On the issuance of an order by a tribunal of this state modifying a child support order issued in another state, the tribunal of this state becomes the tribunal having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.
(f) Notwithstanding subsections (a) to (e), inclusive, of this section and subsection (b) of section 46b-311, a tribunal of this state retains jurisdiction to modify an order issued by a tribunal of this state if (1) one party resides in another state; and (2) the other party resides outside the United States.
(P.A. 15-71, S. 55; P.A. 16-193, S. 25.)
History: P.A. 15-71 effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 16-193 made technical changes in Subsec. (a).
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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 enforce its order that was modified only as to arrears and interest accruing before the modification; (2) may provide appropriate relief for violations of its order which occurred before the effective date of the modification; and (3) shall recognize the modifying order of the other state, upon registration, for the purpose of enforcement.
(P.A. 15-71, S. 56.)
History: P.A. 15-71 effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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 to enforce and to modify the issuing state's child support order in a proceeding to register that order.
(b) A tribunal of this state exercising jurisdiction under this section shall apply the provisions of sections 46b-301 to 46b-321, inclusive, sections 46b-370 to 46b-394, inclusive, and the procedural and substantive law of this state to the proceeding for enforcement or modification. Sections 46b-327 to 46b-364, inclusive, and sections 46b-398 to 46b-417, inclusive, do not apply.
(P.A. 15-71, S. 57.)
History: P.A. 15-71 effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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 the earlier order, and in each tribunal in which the party knows the earlier order has been registered. A party who obtains the order and fails to file a certified copy is subject to appropriate sanctions by a tribunal in which the issue of failure to file arises. The failure to file does not affect the validity or enforceability of the modified order of the new tribunal having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.
(P.A. 15-71, S. 58.)
History: P.A. 15-71 effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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 assume jurisdiction to modify the child support order and bind all individuals subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal whether the consent to modification of a child support order otherwise required of the individual pursuant to section 46b-386 has been given or whether the individual seeking modification is a resident of this state or of the foreign country.
(b) An order issued by a tribunal of this state modifying a foreign child support order pursuant to this section is the controlling order.
(P.A. 15-71, S. 59.)
History: P.A. 15-71 effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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 sections 46b-370 to 46b-380, inclusive, if the order has not been registered. A motion for modification may be filed at the same time as a request for registration, or at another time. The motion must specify the grounds for modification.
(P.A. 15-71, S. 60.)
History: P.A. 15-71 effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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.
(2) “Central authority” means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country to perform the functions specified in the Convention.
(3) “Convention support order” means a support order of a tribunal of a foreign country.
(4) “Direct request” means a petition filed by an individual in a tribunal of this state in a proceeding involving an obligee, obligor or child residing outside the United States.
(5) “Foreign support agreement” means (A) an agreement for support in a record that (i) is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin; (ii) has been (I) formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal; or (II) authenticated by, or concluded, registered or filed with a foreign tribunal; and (iii) may be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and (B) a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the Convention.
(6) “United States central authority” means the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
(P.A. 15-71, S. 61.)
History: P.A. 15-71 effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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-398 to 46b-410, inclusive, control.
(P.A. 15-71, S. 62.)
History: P.A. 15-71 effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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 effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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 proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of this state.
(b) The following support proceedings are available to an obligee under the Convention: (1) Recognition or recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order; (2) enforcement of a support order issued or recognized in this state; (3) establishment of a support order if there is no existing order, including, if necessary, determination of parentage of a child; (4) establishment of a support order if recognition of a foreign support order is refused under subdivisions (2), (4) or (9) of subsection (b) of section 46b-405; (5) modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and (6) modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.
(c) The following support proceedings are available under the Convention to an obligor against which there is an existing support order: (1) Recognition of an order suspending or limiting enforcement of an existing support order of a tribunal of this state; (2) modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and (3) modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.
(d) A tribunal of this state may not require security, bond, or deposit, however described, to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses in proceedings under the Convention.
(P.A. 15-71, S. 64; P.A. 16-193, S. 26.)
History: P.A. 15-71 effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 16-193 made technical changes in Subsecs. (b) and (c).
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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 recognition and enforcement of a support order or support agreement. In the proceeding, sections 46b-403 to 46b-410, inclusive, apply.
(c) In a direct request for recognition and enforcement of a Convention support order or foreign support agreement (1) a security, bond, or deposit is not required to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses; and (2) an obligee or obligor that in the issuing country has benefited from free legal assistance is entitled to benefit, at least to the same extent, from any free legal assistance provided for by the law of this state under the same circumstances.
(d) A petitioner filing a direct request is not entitled to assistance from the IV-D agency.
(e) Sections 46b-398 to 46b-410, inclusive, do not prevent the application of laws of this state that provide simplified, more expeditious rules regarding a direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order or foreign support agreement.
(P.A. 15-71, S. 65.)
History: P.A. 15-71 effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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 state as provided in sections 46b-370 to 46b-394, inclusive.
(b) Notwithstanding section 46b-337 and subsection (a) of section 46b-371, a request for registration of a Convention support order must be accompanied by (1) a complete text of the support order; (2) a record stating that the support order is enforceable in the issuing country; (3) if the respondent did not appear and was not represented in the proceedings in the issuing country, a record attesting, as appropriate, either that the respondent had proper notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard or that the respondent had proper notice of the support order and an opportunity to be heard in a challenge or appeal on fact or law before a tribunal; (4) a record showing the amount of arrears, if any, and the date the amount was calculated; (5) a record showing a requirement for automatic adjustment of the amount of support, if any, and the information necessary to make the appropriate calculations; and (6) if necessary, a record showing the extent to which the applicant received free legal assistance in the issuing country.
(c) A request for registration of a Convention support order may seek recognition and partial enforcement of the order.
(d) A tribunal of this state may vacate the registration of a Convention support order without the filing of a contest under section 46b-404 only if, acting on its own motion, the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement of the order would be manifestly incompatible with public policy.
(e) The tribunal shall promptly notify the parties of the registration or the order vacating the registration of a Convention support order.
(P.A. 15-71, S. 66.)
History: P.A. 15-71 effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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 Convention support order shall file a contest not later than thirty days after notice of the registration, but if the contesting party does not reside in the United States, the contest must be filed not later than sixty days after notice of the registration.
(c) If the nonregistering party fails to contest the registered Convention support order by the time specified in subsection (b) of this section, the order is enforceable.
(d) A contest of a registered Convention support order may be based only on grounds set forth in section 46b-405. The contesting party bears the burden of proof.
(e) In a contest of a registered Convention support order, a tribunal of this state (1) is bound by the findings of fact on which the foreign tribunal based its jurisdiction; and (2) may not review the merits of the order.
(f) A tribunal of this state deciding a contest of a registered Convention support order shall promptly notify the parties of its decision.
(g) A challenge or appeal, if any, does not stay the enforcement of a Convention support order unless there are exceptional circumstances.
(P.A. 15-71, S. 67.)
History: P.A. 15-71 effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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 grounds on which a tribunal of this state may refuse recognition and enforcement of a registered Convention support order: (1) Recognition and enforcement of the order is manifestly incompatible with public policy, including the failure of the issuing tribunal to observe minimum standards of due process, which include notice and an opportunity to be heard; (2) the issuing tribunal lacked personal jurisdiction consistent with section 46b-311; (3) the order is not enforceable in the issuing country; (4) the order was obtained by fraud in connection with a matter of procedure; (5) a record transmitted in accordance with section 46b-403 lacks authenticity or integrity; (6) a proceeding between the same parties and having the same purpose is pending before a tribunal of this state and that proceeding was the first to be filed; (7) the order is incompatible with a more recent support order involving the same parties and having the same purpose if the more recent support order is entitled to recognition and enforcement under sections 46b-301 to 46b-425, inclusive, in this state; (8) payment, to the extent alleged arrears have been paid in whole or in part; (9) in a case in which the respondent neither appeared nor was represented in the proceeding in the issuing foreign country (A) if the law of that country provides for prior notice of proceedings, the respondent did not have proper notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard; or (B) if the law of that country does not provide for prior notice of the proceedings, the respondent did not have proper notice of the order and an opportunity to be heard in a challenge or appeal on fact or law before a tribunal; or (10) the order was made in violation of section 46b-408.
(c) If a tribunal of this state does not recognize a Convention support order under subdivision (2), (4) or (9) of subsection (b) of this section (1) the tribunal may not dismiss the proceeding without allowing a reasonable time for a party to request the establishment of a new Convention support order; and (2) the IV-D agency shall take all appropriate measures to request a child support order for the obligee if the application for recognition and enforcement was received under section 46b-401.
(P.A. 15-71, S. 68; P.A. 16-193, S. 27.)
History: P.A. 15-71 effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 16-193 made technical changes in Subsec. (b).
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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 Convention support order.
(P.A. 15-71, S. 69.)
History: P.A. 15-71 effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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 and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be accompanied by (1) a complete text of the foreign support agreement; and (2) a record stating that the foreign support agreement is enforceable as an order of support in the issuing country.
(c) A tribunal of this state may vacate the registration of a foreign support agreement only if, acting on its own motion, the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement would be manifestly incompatible with public policy.
(d) In a contest of a foreign support agreement, a tribunal of this state may refuse recognition and enforcement of the agreement if it finds (1) recognition and enforcement of the agreement is manifestly incompatible with public policy; (2) the agreement was obtained by fraud or falsification; (3) the agreement is incompatible with a support order involving the same parties and having the same purpose in this state, another state, or a foreign country if the support order is entitled to recognition and enforcement under sections 46b-301 to 46b-425, inclusive, in this state; or (4) the record submitted under subsection (b) of this section lacks authenticity or integrity.
(e) A proceeding for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be suspended during the pendency of a challenge to or appeal of the agreement before a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.
(P.A. 15-71, S. 70.)
History: P.A. 15-71 effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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 jurisdiction of a tribunal of this state, either expressly or by defending on the merits of the case without objecting to the jurisdiction at the first available opportunity; or (2) the foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order.
(b) If a tribunal of this state does not modify a Convention child support order because the order is not recognized in this state, subsection (c) of section 46b-405 applies.
(P.A. 15-71, S. 71.)
History: P.A. 15-71 effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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.)
History: P.A. 15-71 effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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 state may (1) demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual found in the other state who is charged criminally in this state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee; or (2) on the demand of the governor of another state, surrender an individual found in this state who is charged criminally in the other state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee.
(c) A provision for extradition of individuals not inconsistent with sections 46b-301 to 46b-425, inclusive, applies to the demand even if the individual whose surrender is demanded was not in the demanding state when the crime was allegedly committed and has not fled therefrom.
(P.A. 15-71, S. 74.)
History: P.A. 15-71 effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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 state to demonstrate that at least sixty days previously the obligee had initiated proceedings for support pursuant to sections 46b-301 to 46b-425, inclusive, or that the proceeding would be of no avail.
(b) If, under sections 46b-301 to 46b-425, inclusive, or a law substantially similar to sections 46b-301 to 46b-425, inclusive, the governor of another state makes a demand that the governor of this state surrender an individual charged criminally in that state with having failed to provide for the support of a child or other individual to whom a duty of support is owed, the governor may require a prosecutor to investigate the demand and report whether a proceeding for support has been initiated or would be effective. If it appears that a proceeding would be effective but has not been initiated, the governor may delay honoring the demand for a reasonable time to permit the initiation of a proceeding.
(c) If a proceeding for support has been initiated and the individual whose rendition is demanded prevails, the governor may decline to honor the demand. If the petitioner prevails and the individual whose rendition is demanded is subject to a support order, the governor may decline to honor the demand if the individual is complying with the support order.
(P.A. 15-71, S. 75.)
History: P.A. 15-71 effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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.)
History: P.A. 15-71 effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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 agreement, whenever issued or entered.
(P.A. 15-71, S. 77.)
History: P.A. 15-71 effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 817 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act › Section 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 given effect without the invalid provision or application. To this end the provisions of sections 46b-301 to 46b-425, inclusive, are severable.
(P.A. 15-71, S. 78.)
History: P.A. 15-71 effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 818 - Connecticut Parentage Act › Section 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 818 - Connecticut Parentage Act › Section 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 law of this state other than public act 21-15*.
(P.A. 21-15, S. 3.)
*Note: Public act 21-15 is entitled “An Act Concerning Adoption and Implementation of the Connecticut Parentage Act”. (See Reference Table captioned “Public Acts of 2021” in Volume 3 which lists the sections amended, created or repealed by this act.)
History: P.A. 21-15 effective January 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 818 - Connecticut Parentage Act › Section 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 January 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 818 - Connecticut Parentage Act › Section 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 46b-172a shall be filed in the Probate Court; (2) petitions to determine parentage after the death of the child or the person whose parentage is to be determined shall be filed in the Probate Court; (3) petitions for parentage orders under sections 46b-517, 46b-531 and 46b-535, as well as petitions to validate a genetic surrogacy agreement under sections 46b-533 and 46b-536, shall be filed in the Probate Court; and (4) petitions by the IV-D agencies, in IV-D cases, as defined in section 46b-231, and in petitions brought under sections 46b-301 to 46b-425, inclusive, shall be filed with the clerk for the Family Support Magistrate Division.
(b) If the petition is filed by the Office of Child Support Services of the Department of Social Services, the petition shall be accompanied by an affidavit of the parent whose rights have been assigned. In cases where the assignor refuses to provide an affidavit, the affidavit may be submitted by the Office of Child Support Services, provided the affidavit alone shall not support a default judgment on the issue of parentage.
(c) There shall be no right to a jury trial in an action to adjudicate parentage.
(d) A petition filed in the Superior Court or the Family Support Magistrate Court to adjudicate parentage may be brought any time prior to the child's eighteenth birthday, provided liability for support of such child shall be limited to the three years next preceding the date of the filing of any such petition.
(P.A. 21-15, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 21-15 effective January 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 818 - Connecticut Parentage Act › Section 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 representative of the child; (2) the person who gave birth to the child, unless a court has adjudicated that such person is not a parent; (3) a person who is a parent of the child under sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive; (4) a person who seeks to be adjudicated a parent under the provisions of sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive; (5) the Department of Social Services; (6) the Department of Children and Families; (7) a person deemed by the court to have a sufficient interest to file a claim for parentage on behalf of a deceased parent; or (8) a representative authorized by the law of this state, other than sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive, to act for a person who otherwise would be entitled to maintain a proceeding but is deceased, incapacitated or a minor.
(P.A. 21-15, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 21-15 effective January 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 818 - Connecticut Parentage Act › Section 46b-459. - Notice of proceeding.

(a) Notice of a proceeding to adjudicate parentage shall be given, by the petitioner for proceedings in the Superior Court and by the Court for proceedings in the Probate Court, to the following persons: (1) The person who gave birth to the child, unless a court has adjudicated that such person is not a parent; (2) a presumed, acknowledged or adjudicated parent of the child; (3) a person whose parentage of the child is to be adjudicated; (4) a representative authorized by the law of this state to act for a person who otherwise would be entitled to maintain a proceeding but is deceased, incapacitated or a minor; (5) the fiduciary of an estate of deceased persons otherwise entitled to notice; (6) in proceedings involving a public assistance recipient, the Attorney General, who shall be and remain a party to any parentage proceeding and to any proceedings after judgment in such action; and (7) the Commissioner of Children and Families, in proceedings involving a child for whom a petition has been filed pursuant to section 46b-129 and who is under the care and custody or guardianship of the Department of Children and Families.
(b) A person entitled to notice under subsection (a) of this section has a right to intervene in the proceeding.
(c) Failure to provide notice in accordance with subsection (a) of this section shall not render a judgment void. Failure to provide notice in accordance with subsection (a) of this section shall not preclude a person entitled to notice under said subsection from bringing a proceeding under sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive.
(P.A. 21-15, S. 7.)
History: P.A. 21-15 effective January 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 818 - Connecticut Parentage Act › Section 46b-460. - Personal jurisdiction.

(a) A court may adjudicate a person's parentage of a child only if the court has personal jurisdiction over that person.
(b) A court of this state with jurisdiction to adjudicate parentage may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident person, or the guardian or conservator of the person consistent with the laws of this state.
(P.A. 21-15, S. 8.)
History: P.A. 21-15 effective January 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 818 - Connecticut Parentage Act › Section 46b-461. - Venue.

(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of this section, venue for a proceeding to adjudicate parentage is in the judicial district in which:
(1) The child resides; or
(2) If the child shall not reside in this state, the petitioner or respondent resides.
(b) In actions filed in the Probate Court by an alleged genetic parent seeking to establish the alleged genetic parent's parentage, the petition shall be filed in the probate district where the child or birth parent resides.
(c) In actions filed in the Probate Court to determine parentage after the death of the child or the person whose parentage is to be determined, the petition shall be filed in the probate district where the child, petitioner, or person whose parentage is to be determined resides or resided at the time of death.
(d) In actions filed in the Probate Court by persons seeking parentage orders under sections 46b-517, 46b-531 and 46b-535, or by persons seeking to validate a genetic surrogacy agreement under sections 46b-533 and 46b-536, the petition shall be filed in the probate district where the child or a party to the proceeding resides.
(e) In IV-D cases, as defined in section 46b-231, and in petitions brought under sections 46b-301 to 46b-425, inclusive, venue for a proceeding to adjudicate parentage is in the Family Support Magistrate Division serving the judicial district where the parent who gave birth or the alleged parent resides.
(P.A. 21-15, S. 9.)
History: P.A. 21-15 effective January 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 46b - Family Law › Chapter 818 - Connecticut Parentage Act › Section 46b-462. - Temporary order.

(a) In a proceeding under sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive, a court may issue a temporary order for child support if the order is consistent with the law of this state other than the provisions of sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive, and the person ordered to pay support is: (1) A presumed parent of the child; (2) petitioning to be adjudicated a parent; (3) identified as a genetic parent through genetic testing under section 46b-502; (4) an alleged genetic parent who has declined to submit to genetic testing; (5) shown by clear and convincing evidence to be a parent of the child; or (6) a parent under sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive.
(b) A temporary order may include a provision for custody and visitation under the law of this state other than the provisions of sections 46b-450 to 46b-553, inclusive.
(P.A. 21-15, S. 10.)
History: P.A. 21-15 effective January 1, 2022.