2020 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 46b - Family Law
Chapter 816 - Support
Section 46b-212 to 46b-213w - Short title: Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. Definitions. Tribunals of state. Remedies cumulative. Jurisdiction over nonresident. Procedure when exercising jurisdiction over nonresident. Family Support Magistrate Division as initiating and responding tribunal. Simultaneous proceedings in another state. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of Family Support Magistrate Division or Superior Court, when. Enforcement of support order by Family Support Magistrate Division. Recognition of controlling child support orders. Child support orders for two or more obligees. Credit for support payments. Applicable law; initiating a proceeding. Action by minor parent. Applicability of state law. Duties of the initiating tribunal; duties of the family support magistrate. Duties and powers of responding tribunal; duties of family support magistrate. Inappropriate tribunal. Duties of support enforcement agency. Legal services by Attorney General; private counsel. Duty of Commissioner of Social Services. Duties of state information agency. Pleadings and accompanying documents. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances. Costs and fees. Limited immunity of petitioner. Nonpaternity as defense. Special rules of evidence and procedure. Communication between tribunals. Assistance with discovery. Receipt, disbursement and redirection of support payments. Issuance of support order. Administrative enforcement of orders. Registration of order for enforcement. Procedure to register order for enforcement. Effect of registration for enforcement. Choice of law. Notice of registration of order. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered order. Contest of registration or enforcement. Confirmation of registered order. Procedure re registration of child support order of another state for modification. Effect of registration for modification. Modification of child support order of another state. Enforcement and recognition of order modified in another state. Proceeding to determine paternity. Surrender and extradi