2011 Connecticut Code
Title 46b Family Law
Chapter 816 Support
Sec. 46b-212i. Enforcement of support order by Family Support Magistrate Division.

      Sec. 46b-212i. Enforcement of support order by Family Support Magistrate Division. (a) The Family Support Magistrate Division that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce: (1) The order if the order is the controlling order and has not been modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act; or (2) a money judgment for arrears of support and interest on the order accrued before a determination that an order of another state is the controlling order.

      (b) The Family Support Magistrate Division having continuing jurisdiction over a support order may act as a responding tribunal to enforce the order.

      (June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 10, 75; P.A. 07-247, S. 22.)

      History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998; P.A. 07-247 amended Subsec. (a) by identifying circumstances when Family Support Magistrate Division that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this state may serve as initiating tribunal, amended Subsec. (b) by deleting "exclusive" re jurisdiction and "modify" re Family Support Magistrate Division's authority over orders when acting as responding tribunal and by deleting provision re evidentiary procedures, and deleted former Subsec. (c) re circumstances when Family Support Magistrate Division may not serve as responding tribunal, effective January 1, 2008.