Sec. 46b-212. Short title: Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. Sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, may be cited as the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 1, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-212a. Definitions. As used in sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive:
(1) "Child" means an individual, whether over or under the age of majority, who is or is alleged to be owed a duty of support by the individual's parent or who is or is alleged to be the beneficiary of a support order directed to the parent.
(2) "Child support order" means a support order for a child, including a child who has attained the age of majority under the law of the issuing state.
(3) "Duty of support" means an obligation imposed or imposable by law to provide support for a child, spouse or former spouse, including an unsatisfied obligation to provide support.
(4) "Governor" means an individual performing the functions of Governor or the executive authority of a state covered by sections 46b-212 to 47b-213v, inclusive.
(5) "Home state" means the state in which a child lived with a parent or a person acting as parent for at least six consecutive months immediately preceding the time of filing of a petition or comparable pleading for support and, if such child is less than six months old, the state in which such child lived from birth with such parent or person acting as parent. A period of temporary absence of such parent or person acting as parent is counted as part of the six-month or other period.
(6) "Income" includes earnings or other periodic entitlements to money from any source and any other property subject to withholding for support under the laws of this state.
(7) "Income withholding order" means an order or other legal process directed to an obligor's employer, as defined in section 52-362, to withhold support from the income of the obligor.
(8) "Initiating state" means a state from which a proceeding is forwarded under sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, or a law or procedure substantially similar to said sections, the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act or the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act.
(9) "Initiating tribunal" means the authorized tribunal in an initiating state.
(10) "Issuing state" means the state in which a tribunal issues a support order or renders a judgment determining paternity.
(11) "Issuing tribunal" means the tribunal which issues a support order or renders a judgment determining paternity.
(12) "Law" includes decisional and statutory law and rules and regulations having the force of law.
(13) "Obligee" means: (A) An individual to whom a duty of support is or is alleged to be owed or in whose favor a support order has been issued or a judgment determining paternity has been rendered; (B) a state or political subdivision to which the rights under a duty of support or support order have been assigned or which has independent claims based on financial assistance provided to an individual obligee; or (C) an individual seeking a judgment determining paternity of the individual's child.
(14) "Obligor" means an individual, or the estate of a decedent: (A) Who owes or is alleged to owe a duty of support; (B) who is alleged but has not been adjudicated to be a parent of a child; or (C) who is liable under a support order.
(15) "Register" means to file a support order or judgment determining paternity in the registry of support orders of the Family Support Magistrate Division of the Superior Court. Such a support order or judgment shall be filed by delivery of the order or judgment for filing to the Support Enforcement Division of the Superior Court which shall maintain the registry on behalf of the Family Support Magistrate Division.
(16) "Registering tribunal" means a tribunal in which a support order is registered.
(17) "Responding state" means a state in which a proceeding is filed or to which a proceeding is forwarded for filing under sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, or a law or procedure substantially similar to said sections, the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act or the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act.
(18) "Responding tribunal" means the authorized tribunal in a responding state.
(19) "Spousal-support order" means a support order for a spouse or former spouse of the obligor.
(20) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. The term "state" includes an Indian tribe and a foreign jurisdiction that has enacted a law or established procedures for issuance and enforcement of support orders which are substantially similar to the procedure under sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act or the Revised Uniform Enforcement of Support Act.
(21) "Support enforcement agency" means a public official or agency authorized to seek: (A) Enforcement of support orders or laws relating to the duty of support; (B) establishment or modification of child support; (C) determination of paternity; or (D) the location of obligors or their assets.
(22) "Support order" means a judgment, decree or order, whether temporary, final or subject to modification, for the benefit of a child, a spouse or a former spouse, which provides for monetary support, health care, arrearages or reimbursement, and may include related costs and fees, interest, income withholding, attorney's fees and other relief.
(23) "Tribunal" means a court, administrative agency or quasi-judicial entity authorized to establish, enforce or modify support orders or to determine paternity.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 2, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-212b. Tribunals of state. The Superior Court and the Family Support Magistrate Division of the Superior Court are the tribunals of this state. The Family Support Magistrate Division is the tribunal for the filing of petitions under sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, provided clerical, administrative and other nonjudicial functions in proceedings before the Family Support Magistrate Division may be performed by the Support Enforcement Division of the Superior Court.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 3, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-212c. Remedies cumulative. Remedies provided by sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, are cumulative and do not affect the availability of remedies under any other law.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 4, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-212d. Jurisdiction over nonresident. Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of section 46b-46, in a proceeding to establish, enforce or modify a support order or to determine paternity, a tribunal of this state may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual if: (1) The individual is personally served with process within this state; (2) the individual submits to the jurisdiction of this state by consent, by entering a general appearance and failing to object to jurisdiction in a timely manner, or by filing a responsive document having the effect of waiving any contest to personal jurisdiction; (3) the individual resided with the child in this state; (4) the individual resided in this state and provided prenatal expenses or support for the child; (5) the child resides in this state as a result of the acts or directives of the individual; (6) the individual engaged in sexual intercourse in this state and the child may have been conceived by that act of intercourse; or (7) there is any other basis consistent with the constitutions of this state and the United States for the exercise of personal jurisdiction.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 5, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-212e. Procedure when exercising jurisdiction over nonresident. The Family Support Magistrate Division exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident under section 46b-212d, may apply section 46b-213a to receive evidence from another state, and section 46b-213c to obtain discovery through a tribunal of another state. In all other respects, sections 46b-212m to 46b-213s, inclusive, do not apply and the Family Support Magistrate Division shall apply the procedural and substantive law of this state, including the rules on choice of law other than those established by sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 6, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-212f. Family Support Magistrate Division as initiating and responding tribunal. Under sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, the Family Support Magistrate Division may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to another state and as a responding tribunal for proceedings initiated in another state.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 7, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-212g. Simultaneous proceedings in another state. (a) If a petition or comparable pleading is filed in this state after a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state, the Family Support Magistrate Division may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order only if: (1) The petition or comparable pleading in this state is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the other state for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state; (2) the contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in the other state; and (3) if relevant, this state is the home state of the child.
(b) The Family Support Magistrate Division may not exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed before a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state if: (1) The petition or comparable pleading in the other state is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in this state for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by this state; (2) the contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in this state; and (3) provided it is relevant, the other state is the home state of the child.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 8, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-212h. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of Family Support Magistrate Division or Superior Court, when. (a) The Family Support Magistrate Division or the Superior Court issuing a support order consistent with the law of this state has continuing exclusive jurisdiction over a child support order: (1) As long as this state remains the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued; or (2) until all of the parties who are individuals have filed written consents with the Family Support Magistrate Division for a tribunal of another state to modify the order and assume continuing exclusive jurisdiction.
(b) The Family Support Magistrate Division or the Superior Court issuing a child support order consistent with the law of this state may not exercise its continuing jurisdiction to modify the order if the order has been modified by a tribunal of another state pursuant to a law substantially similar to sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive.
(c) If a child support order of this state is modified by a tribunal of another state pursuant to a law substantially similar to sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, the Family Support Magistrate Division and the Superior Court lose continuing exclusive jurisdiction with regard to prospective enforcement of the order issued in this state, and may only: (1) Enforce the order that was modified as to amounts accruing before the modification; (2) enforce nonmodifiable aspects of that order; and (3) provide other appropriate relief for violations of that order which occurred before the effective date of the modification.
(d) The Family Support Magistrate Division and the Superior Court shall recognize the continuing exclusive jurisdiction of a tribunal of another state which has issued a child support order pursuant to a law substantially similar to sections 46b-212 to 46b- 213v, inclusive.
(e) A temporary support order issued ex parte or pending resolution of a jurisdictional conflict does not create continuing exclusive jurisdiction in the issuing tribunal.
(f) The Family Support Magistrate Division or Superior Court issuing a support order consistent with the law of this state has continuing exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal support order throughout the existence of the support obligation. The Family Support Magistrate Division and the Superior Court may not modify a spousal support order issued by a tribunal of another state having continuing exclusive jurisdiction over that order under the law of that state.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 9, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-212i. Enforcement and modification of support order by Family Support Magistrate Division. (a) The Family Support Magistrate Division may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce or modify a support order issued in that state.
(b) The Family Support Magistrate Division having continuing exclusive jurisdiction over a support order may act as a responding tribunal to enforce or modify the order. If a party subject to the continuing exclusive jurisdiction of the Family Support Magistrate Division no longer resides in the issuing state, in subsequent proceedings the Family Support Magistrate Division may apply the provisions of section 46b-213a to receive evidence from another state and the provisions of section 46b-213c to obtain discovery through a tribunal of another state.
(c) If the Family Support Magistrate Division or Superior Court lacks continuing exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal support order, it may not serve as a responding tribunal to modify a spousal support order of another state.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 10, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-212j. Recognition of controlling child support orders. (a) If a proceeding is brought under sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, and only one tribunal has issued a child support order, the order of that tribunal controls and shall be recognized.
(b) If a proceeding is brought under sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, and two or more child support orders have been issued by tribunals of this state or another state with regard to the same obligor and child, the family support magistrate shall apply the following rules in determining which order to recognize for purposes of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction:
(1) If only one of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, the order of that tribunal controls and shall be recognized.
(2) If more than one of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, an order issued by a tribunal in the current home state of the child controls and shall be recognized, but if an order has not been issued in the current home state of the child, the order most recently issued controls and shall be recognized.
(3) If none of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, the family support magistrate having jurisdiction over the parties shall issue a child support order which controls and shall be recognized.
(c) If two or more child support orders have been issued for the same obligor and child or the individual obligee resides in this state, a party may request a family support magistrate to determine which order controls and is required to be recognized under subsection (b) of this section. The request shall be accompanied by a certified copy of every support order in effect. The requesting party shall give notice of the request to each party whose rights may be affected by the determination.
(d) The tribunal that issued an order recognized under this section is the tribunal having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.
(e) The family support magistrate which determines by order the identity of the controlling order under subsection (b) of this section or which issues a new controlling order under subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of this section shall state in the order the basis upon which the tribunal made its determination.
(f) The family support magistrate shall order the party obtaining the order determining the identity of the controlling order to file, within thirty days after issuance of an order determining the identity of the controlling order, a certified copy of such order with each tribunal that issued or registered an earlier order of child support. The failure to file such order pursuant to this subsection shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the controlling order.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 11, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-212k. Multiple child support orders for two or more obligees. In responding to multiple registrations or petitions for enforcement of two or more child support orders in effect at the same time with regard to the same obligor and different individual obligees, at least one of which was issued by a tribunal of another state, the Family Support Magistrate Division shall enforce those orders in the same manner as if the multiple orders had been issued by the Family Support Magistrate Division.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 12, 75.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-212l. Credit for support payments. Amounts collected and credited for a particular period pursuant to a support order issued by a tribunal of another state must be credited against the amounts accruing or accrued for the same period under a support order issued by the Family Support Magistrate Division or the Superior Court.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 13, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-212m. Proceedings. Procedure. (a) Except as otherwise provided in sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, sections 46b-212m to 46b-213d, inclusive, apply to all proceedings under sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive.
(b) Sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, provide for the following proceedings: (1) Establishment of an order for spousal support or child support pursuant to section 46b-213e; (2) enforcement of a support order and income withholding order of another state without registration pursuant to section 46b-213f; (3) registration of an order for spousal support or child support of another state for enforcement pursuant to sections 46b-213g to 46b-213r, inclusive; (4) modification of an order for child support or spousal support issued by a tribunal of this state pursuant to sections 46b-212f to 46b-212i, inclusive; (5) registration of an order for child support of another state for modification pursuant to sections 46b-213g to 46b-213r, inclusive; (6) determination of paternity pursuant to section 46b-213s; and (7) assertion of jurisdiction over nonresidents pursuant to sections 46b-212d and 46b-212e.
(c) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may commence a proceeding authorized under sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state which has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 14, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-212n. Action by minor parent. A minor parent, or a guardian or other legal representative of a minor parent, may maintain a proceeding on behalf of or for the benefit of the minor's child.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 15, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-212o. Applicability of state law. Except as otherwise provided by sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, a responding tribunal of this state: (1) Shall apply the procedural and substantive law, including the rules on choice of law, generally applicable to similar proceedings originating in this state and may exercise all powers and provide all remedies available in those proceedings; and (2) shall determine the duty of support and the amount payable in accordance with the law and support guidelines of this state.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 16, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-212p. Duties of initiating tribunal. (a) Except with respect to the initial petition in a IV-D support case, upon filing of a petition authorized by sections 46b- 212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, an initiating tribunal of this state shall forward three copies of the petition and its accompanying documents: (1) To the responding tribunal or appropriate support enforcement agency in the responding state; or (2) if the identity of the responding tribunal is unknown, to the state information agency of the responding state with a request that they be forwarded to the appropriate tribunal and that receipt be acknowledged. If a petition is the initial petition in a IV-D support case, the initiating tribunal shall forward the three copies of the petition and its accompanying documents to the interstate central registry in the responding state.
(b) If a responding state has not enacted a law or procedure substantially similar to sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, the family support magistrate may issue a certificate or other document and make findings required by the law of the other responding state. If the responding state is a foreign jurisdiction, the family support magistrate may specify the amount of support sought and provide other documents necessary to satisfy the requirements of the responding state.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 17, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-212q. Duties and powers of responding tribunal. (a) When the Family Support Magistrate Division receives a petition or comparable pleading from an initiating tribunal or directly pursuant to subsection (c) of section 46b-212m, the Family Support Magistrate Division, or the Support Enforcement Division acting on its behalf shall promptly cause the petition or pleading to be filed and notify the petitioner by first class mail where and when it was filed.
(b) In matters arising under this section, family support magistrates shall have the same powers and authority as provided by law for IV-D support cases.
(c) The family support magistrate may not condition the payment of a support order issued under sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, upon compliance by a party with provisions for visitation.
(d) If the Family Support Magistrate Division issues an order under sections 46b- 212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, the Family Support Magistrate Division, or the Support Enforcement Division acting on its behalf, shall send a copy of the order by first class mail to the petitioner and the respondent and to the initiating tribunal, if any.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 18, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-212r. Inappropriate tribunal. If a petition or comparable pleading is received by an inappropriate tribunal of this state, the tribunal shall promptly forward the pleading and accompanying documents to an appropriate tribunal in this state or another state and notify the petitioner by first class mail where and when the pleading was sent.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 19, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-212s. Duties of support enforcement agency. (a) A support enforcement agency of this state, upon request, shall provide services to a petitioner in a proceeding under sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive.
(b) A support enforcement agency that is providing services to the petitioner as appropriate shall: (1) Take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal in this state or another state to obtain jurisdiction over the respondent; (2) request an appropriate tribunal to set a date, time and place for a hearing; (3) make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant information, including information as to income and property of the parties; (4) within five days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, after receipt of a written notice from an initiating, responding or registering tribunal, send a copy of the notice by first class mail to the petitioner; (5) within five days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, after receipt of a written communication from the respondent or the respondent's attorney, send a copy of the communication by first class mail to the petitioner; and (6) notify the petitioner if jurisdiction over the respondent cannot be obtained.
(c) The provisions of sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, do not create a relationship of attorney and client or other fiduciary relationship between a support enforcement agency or the attorney for the agency and the individual being assisted by the agency.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 20, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-212t. Legal Services by Attorney General. Private counsel. (a) The Attorney General shall provide necessary legal services on behalf of the support enforcement agency in providing services to a petitioner under sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive.
(b) An individual may employ private counsel to represent the individual in proceedings authorized by sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 21, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-212u. Duty of Commissioner of Social Services. If the Commissioner of Social Services determines the support enforcement agency is neglecting or refusing to provide services to an individual, the commissioner may provide those services directly to the individual.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 22, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-212v. Duties of state information agency. (a) The Support Enforcement Division of the Superior Court is the state information agency under sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive.
(b) The state information agency shall: (1) Compile and maintain a current list, including addresses, of the tribunals in this state which have jurisdiction under sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, and any support enforcement agencies in this state and transmit a copy to the state information agency of every other state; (2) maintain a registry of tribunals and support enforcement agencies received from other states; (3) forward to the appropriate tribunal in the place in this state in which the individual obligee or the obligor resides, or in which the obligor's property is believed to be located, all documents concerning a proceeding under sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, received from an initiating tribunal or the state information agency of the initiating state; and (4) obtain information concerning the location of the obligor and the obligor's property within this state not exempt from execution.
(c) In addition to its duties as the state information agency the Support Enforcement Division of the Superior Court shall maintain a registry of support orders and judgments in the Family Support Magistrate Division of the Superior Court and shall perform such clerical, administrative and other nonjudicial functions on behalf of the Family Support Magistrate Division as may be required, or as are otherwise agreed upon, pursuant to sections 46b-62, 46b-69, 46b-179a, 46b-179b, 46b-207, 46b-208, 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, 46b-231, 52-362 and 52-362f.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 23, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-212w. Pleadings and accompanying documents. (a) A petitioner seeking to establish or modify a support order or to determine paternity in a proceeding under sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, must verify the petition. Unless otherwise ordered under section 46b-212x, the petition or accompanying documents must provide, so far as known, the name, residential address and Social Security numbers of the obligor and the obligee, and the name, sex, residential address, Social Security number and date of birth of each child for whom support is sought. The petition must be accompanied by a certified copy of any support order in effect. The petition may include any other information that may assist in locating or identifying the respondent.
(b) The petition must specify the relief sought. The petition and accompanying documents must conform substantially with the requirements imposed by the forms mandated by federal law for use in cases filed by a support enforcement agency.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 24, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-212x. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances. Upon a finding, which may be made ex parte, that the health, safety or liberty of a party or child would be unreasonably put at risk by the disclosure of identifying information, or if an existing order so provides, a tribunal shall order that the address of the child or party or other identifying information not be disclosed in a pleading or other document filed in a proceeding under sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 25, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-212y. Costs and fees. (a) The petitioner may not be required to pay a filing fee or other costs.
(b) If an obligee prevails, a responding tribunal may assess against an obligor filing fees, reasonable attorney's fees, other costs and necessary travel and other reasonable expenses incurred by the obligee and the obligee's witnesses. The tribunal may not assess fees, costs or expenses against the obligee or the support enforcement agency of either the initiating or the responding state, except as provided by other law.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 26, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-212z. Limited immunity of petitioner. (a) Participation by a petitioner in a proceeding before a responding tribunal, whether in person, by private attorney or through services provided by the support enforcement agency, does not confer personal jurisdiction over the petitioner in another proceeding.
(b) A petitioner is not amenable to service of civil process while physically present in this state to participate in a proceeding under sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive.
(c) The immunity granted by this section does not extend to civil litigation based on acts unrelated to a proceeding under sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, committed by a party while present in this state to participate in the proceeding.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 27, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-213. Nonpaternity as defense. A party whose paternity of a child has been previously determined by or pursuant to law may not plead nonpaternity as a defense to a proceeding under sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 28, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-213a. Special rules of evidence and procedure. (a) The physical presence of the petitioner in a responding tribunal of this state is not required for the establishment, enforcement or modification of a support order or the rendition of a judgment determining paternity.
(b) A verified petition, affidavit, document substantially complying with federally- mandated forms and a document incorporated by reference in any of them, not excluded under the hearsay rule if given in person, is admissible in evidence if given under oath by a party or witness residing in another state.
(c) A copy of the record of child support payments certified as a true copy of the original by the custodian of the record may be forwarded to a responding tribunal. The copy is evidence of facts asserted in it and is admissible to show whether payments were made.
(d) Copies of bills for testing for paternity and for prenatal and postnatal health care of the mother and child, furnished to the adverse party at least ten days before trial, are admissible in evidence to prove the amount of the charges billed and that the charges were reasonable, necessary and customary.
(e) Documentary evidence transmitted from another state to a tribunal of this state by telephone, telecopier or other means that do not provide an original writing may not be excluded from evidence on an objection based on the means of transmission.
(f) In a proceeding under sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, the family support magistrate may permit a party or witness residing in another state to testify by telephone or other electronic means, if available, and such costs for such testimony shall be assessed to the party requesting such method of providing testimony.
(g) If a party called to testify at a civil hearing refuses to answer on the ground that the testimony may be self-incriminating, the trier of fact may draw an adverse inference from the refusal.
(h) A privilege against disclosure of communications between spouses does not apply in a proceeding under sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive.
(i) The defense of immunity based on the relationship of husband and wife or parent and child does not apply in a proceeding under sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 29, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-213b. Communication between tribunals. A family support magistrate may communicate with a tribunal of another state in writing, or by telephone or other means, to obtain information concerning the laws of that state, the legal effect of a judgment, decree or order of that tribunal and the status of a proceeding in the other state. A family support magistrate may furnish similar information by similar means to a tribunal of another state.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 30, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-213c. Assistance with discovery. A family support magistrate may: (1) Request a tribunal of another state to assist in obtaining discovery; and (2) upon request, compel a person over whom it has jurisdiction to respond to a discovery order issued by a tribunal of another state.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 31, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-213d. Receipt and disbursement of support payments. The Child Support Enforcement Bureau of the Department of Social Services or its designated collection agent, and any tribunal shall disburse promptly any amounts received pursuant to a support order, as directed by the order. The bureau, agent or tribunal shall furnish to a requesting party or tribunal of another state a certified statement by the custodian of the record of the amounts and dates of all payments received.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 32, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-213e. Issuance of support order. (a) If a support order entitled to recognition under sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, has not been issued, a family support magistrate may issue a support order if: (1) The individual seeking the order resides in another state; or (2) the support enforcement agency seeking the order is located in another state.
(b) The family support magistrate may issue a temporary child support order if: (1) The respondent has signed a verified statement acknowledging paternity; (2) the respondent has been determined by or pursuant to law to be the parent; or (3) there is clear and convincing evidence of paternity which evidence shall include, but not be limited to, genetic test results indicating a ninety-nine per cent or greater probability that such respondent is the father of the child.
(c) Upon finding, after notice and opportunity to be heard, that an obligor owes a duty of support, the tribunal shall issue a support order directed to the obligor and may issue other orders pursuant to section 46b-212q.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 33, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-213f. Administrative enforcement of orders. (a) A party seeking to enforce a support order or an income withholding order, or both, issued by a tribunal of another state may send the documents required for registering the order to the Support Enforcement Division.
(b) Upon receipt of the documents, the Support Enforcement Division, with the assistance of the Bureau of Child Support Enforcement within the Department of Social Services, as appropriate, without initially seeking to register the order, shall consider and, if appropriate, use any administrative procedure authorized by the law of this state to enforce a support order or an income withholding order, or both. If the obligor does not contest administrative enforcement, the order need not be registered. If the obligor contests the validity or administrative enforcement of the order, the support enforcement agency shall file the order with the Support Enforcement Division of the Superior Court to be recorded in the registry of support orders of the Family Support Magistrate Division.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 34, 75; P.A. 99-193, S. 8, 16; P.A. 00-196, S. 28.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998; P.A. 99-193 made technical changes in Subsec. (b) and deleted Subsec. (c), effective June 23, 1999; P.A. 00-196 made technical change in Subsec. (b).

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Sec. 46b-213g. Registration of order for enforcement. A support order or an income withholding order issued by a tribunal of another state may be registered in this state for enforcement with the registry of support orders of the Family Support Magistrate Division maintained by the Support Enforcement Division of the Superior Court.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 35, 75; P.A. 00-196, S. 29.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998; P.A. 00-196 made technical change.

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Sec. 46b-213h. Procedure to register order for enforcement. (a) A support order or income withholding order of another state may be registered in this state by sending the following documents and information to the Support Enforcement Division for filing in the registry of support orders of the Family Support Magistrate Division: (1) A letter of transmittal to the Support Enforcement Division requesting registration and enforcement; (2) two copies, including one certified copy, of all orders to be registered, including any modification of an order; (3) a sworn statement by the party seeking 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; (5) the name and address of the obligee and, if applicable, the agency or person to whom support payments are to be remitted; and (6) a statement disclosing whether or not any other action or proceeding is currently pending concerning the support of the child who is the subject of such support order.
(b) On receipt of a request for registration, the Support Enforcement Division shall cause the order to be filed as a foreign judgment in the registry of support orders of the Family Support Magistrate Division, together with one copy of the documents and information, regardless of their form.
(c) A petition or comparable pleading seeking a remedy that is required to 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 shall specify the grounds for the remedy sought.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 36, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-213i. Effect of registration for enforcement. (a) A support order or income withholding order issued in another state is registered when the order is filed with the Support Enforcement Division for registration in the registry of support orders.
(b) A registered order issued in another state 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-213g to 46b-213r, inclusive, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 37, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-213j. Choice of law. (a) The law of the issuing state governs the nature, extent, amount and duration of current payments and other obligations of support and the payment of arrearages under the order.
(b) In a proceeding for arrearages, the statute of limitations under the laws of this state or of the issuing state, whichever is longer, applies.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 38, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-213k. Notice of registration of order. (a) When a support order or income withholding order issued in another state is registered, the Family Support Magistrate Division or the Support Enforcement Division acting on its behalf, shall notify the nonregistering party. Notice must be given by first class, certified or registered mail or by any means of personal service authorized by the law of this state. The notice must be accompanied by a copy of the registered order and the documents and relevant information accompanying the order.
(b) The notice must inform the nonregistering party: (1) That a registered 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 before the Family Support Magistrate Division to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order must be requested within twenty days after the date of mailing or personal service of the notice; (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 precludes further contest of that order with respect to any matter that could have been asserted; and (4) of the amount of any alleged arrearages.
(c) Upon registration of an income withholding order for enforcement, the Family Support Magistrate Division, or the Support Enforcement Division acting on its behalf, shall notify the obligor's employer pursuant to section 52-362.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 39, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-213l. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered order. (a) A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered order in this state shall request a hearing before the Family Support Magistrate Division within twenty days after the date of mailing or personal service of notice of the registration. 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-213m.
(b) If the nonregistering party fails to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered 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 order, the Family Support Magistrate Division shall schedule the matter for hearing and give notice to the parties by first class mail of the date, time and place of the hearing.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 40, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-213m. Contest of registration or enforcement. (a) A party contesting the validity or enforcement of a registered 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; or (7) the statute of limitations under section 46b-213j precludes enforcement of some or all of the arrearages.
(b) If a party presents evidence establishing a full or partial defense under subsection (a) of this section, a tribunal may stay enforcement of the registered order, continue the proceeding to permit production of additional relevant evidence and issue other appropriate orders. An uncontested portion of the registered 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 the order, the registering tribunal shall issue an order confirming the order.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 41, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-213n. Confirmation of registered order. Confirmation of a registered 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.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 42, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-213o. Procedure re registration of 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-213g to 46b-213j, inclusive, if the order has not been registered. A petition for modification may be filed at the same time as a request for registration, or later. The pleading must specify the grounds for modification.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 43, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-213p. Effect of registration for modification. A family support magistrate 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 family support magistrate, but the registered order may be modified only if the requirements of section 46b-213q have been met.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 44, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-213q. Modification of child support order of another state. (a) After a child support order issued in another state has been registered in this state, a family support magistrate may modify that order only if subsection (e) of this section does not apply and, after notice and hearing, such magistrate finds that: (1) The following requirements are met: (A) The child, the individual obligee and the obligor do not reside 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 Family Support Magistrate Division; or (2) the child or party who is an individual is subject to the personal jurisdiction of the Family Support Magistrate Division and all of the parties who are individuals have filed written consents in the issuing tribunal for a family support magistrate to modify the support order and assume continuing exclusive jurisdiction over the order provided if the issuing state is a foreign jurisdiction that has not enacted a law or established procedures substantially similar to sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, the consent otherwise required of an individual residing in this state is not required for the family support magistrate to assume jurisdiction to modify a child support order.
(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 the Family Support Magistrate Division and the order may be enforced and satisfied in the same manner.
(c) A family support magistrate may not modify any aspect of a child support order that may not be modified under the law of the issuing state. If two or more tribunals have issued child support orders for the same obligor and child, the order that controls and shall be so recognized under section 46b-212j establishes the aspects of the support order which are nonmodifiable.
(d) On issuance of an order modifying a child support order issued in another state, the Family Support Magistrate Division becomes the tribunal of continuing exclusive jurisdiction.
(e) (1) If all of the parties who are individuals reside in this state and the child does not reside in the issuing state, the Family Support Magistrate Division has jurisdiction to enforce and to modify the issuing state's child support order in a proceeding to register that order.
(2) The Family Support Magistrate Division exercising jurisdiction under this subsection shall apply the provisions of sections 46b-212a to 46b-212l, inclusive, and sections 46b-213g to 46b-213r, inclusive, and the procedural and substantive law of this state to the proceeding for enforcement or modification. Sections 46b-212m to 46b- 213f, inclusive, sections 46b-213s to 46b-213u, inclusive, and section 46b-213w shall not apply to such proceeding.
(f) The family support magistrate shall order the party obtaining the modification of a child support order to file, within thirty days after issuance of such modification order, a certified copy of such order with each tribunal that issued or registered an earlier order of child support. The failure to file such orders pursuant to this subsection shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the controlling order.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 45, 75; P.A. 99-193, S. 9, 16.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998; P.A. 99-193 amended Subsec. (a) by adding reference to applicability of Subsec. (e) and making a technical change, amended Subsec. (b) by deleting provision re orders issued by two or more tribunals, added new Subsec. (e) re jurisdiction of the Family Support Magistrate Division where all parties reside in this state and the child does not reside in the issuing state, and redesignated existing Subsec. (e) as Subsec. (f), effective June 23, 1999.

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Sec. 46b-213r. Recognition of order modified in another state. The Family Support Magistrate Division or Superior Court shall recognize a modification of its earlier child support order by a tribunal of another state which assumed jurisdiction pursuant to a law substantially similar to sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, and, upon request, except as otherwise provided in said sections, shall: (1) Enforce the order that was modified only as to amounts accruing before the modification; (2) enforce only nonmodifiable aspects of that order; (3) provide other appropriate relief only for violations of that order which occurred before the effective date of modification; and (4) recognize the modifying order of the other state, upon registration, for the purpose of enforcement.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 46, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-213s. Proceeding to determine paternity. (a) The Family Support Magistrate Division may serve as an initiating or responding tribunal in a proceeding brought under sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, or a law substantially similar to said sections, the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act or the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act to determine that the petitioner is a parent of a particular child or to determine that a respondent is a parent of such child.
(b) In a proceeding to determine paternity, the Family Support Magistrate Division shall apply the procedural and substantive law of this state and the rules of this state on choice of law.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 47, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-213t. Surrender and extradition of individual criminally charged with failure to provide support. (a) 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 by 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.
(b) A provision for extradition of individuals not inconsistent with sections 46b- 212 to 46b-213v, 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.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 48, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-213u. 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 state's attorney or assistant state's attorney to demonstrate that at least sixty days previously the obligee had initiated proceedings for support pursuant to sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, or that the proceeding would be of no avail.
(b) If, under sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, or a law substantially similar to said sections, the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act or the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act, 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 state's attorney or assistant state's attorney 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.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 49, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-213v. Uniformity of application and construction. Sections 46b-212 to 46b-213v, inclusive, shall be applied and construed to effectuate their general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of said sections, among states enacting this uniform act.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 50, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-213w. Duties of employer re income withholding order issued in another state. Notice and claim form distributed by Department of Social Services. Contents of form. Multiple income withholding orders. Penalty for noncompliance. Contest by obligor. (a) An income withholding order issued in another state may be sent to the person or entity defined as the obligor's employer under section 52-362 without first filing a petition or comparable pleading or registering the order in the registry of support orders of the Family Support Magistrate Division.
(b) Upon receipt of an income withholding order issued in another state, the obligor's employer shall immediately provide to the obligor (1) a copy of the order and (2) a copy of the notice and claim form provided by the Department of Social Services pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.
(c) The Department of Social Services shall distribute to all employers in this state a standard notice and claim form, written in clear and simple language, which shall include:
(1) Notice that money will be withheld from the employee's wages for child support and health insurance;
(2) Notice that the first one hundred forty-five dollars per week of disposable earnings are exempt from the income withholding order;
(3) Notice that the amount of the income withholding order may not exceed the maximum permitted by federal law under Section 1673 of Title 15 of the United States Code, together with a statement of the obligor's right to claim any other applicable state or federal exemptions;
(4) Notice of the right to object to the validity or enforcement of such income withholding order in a court in this state and of the right to seek modification of the underlying support order in the court of continuing exclusive jurisdiction;
(5) Notice of the right to seek the assistance of the Child Support Enforcement Bureau of the Department of Social Services and the toll-free telephone number at which the bureau can be contacted;
(6) A claim form which shall include (A) a list of the most common defenses and exemptions to such income withholding order in a manner which allows the obligor to check any of the defenses and exemptions which apply; (B) a space where the obligor may briefly explain his claim or defense; (C) a space where the obligor may initiate a request for services to modify the support order; (D) a space for the obligor to provide his address and the name of the town in which he principally conducts his work for the employer; (E) a space for the obligor to sign his name; (F) the address of the Bureau of Child Support Enforcement of the Department of Social Services to which the claim form is to be sent in order to contest the validity or enforcement of the income withholding order or to initiate a request for modification; and (G) space for the employer to state the date upon which the form was actually delivered to the obligor.
(d) The employer shall treat an income withholding order issued in another state which appears valid if it had been issued by a tribunal of this state.
(e) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (f) and (g), the employer shall withhold and distribute the funds as directed in the withholding order by complying with terms of the order which specify: (1) The duration and amount of periodic payments of current child support, stated as a sum certain; (2) the person or agency designated to receive payments and the address to which the payments are to be forwarded; (3) medical support, whether in the form of periodic cash payment, stated as a sum certain, or ordering the obligor to provide health insurance coverage for the child under a policy available through the obligor's employment, subject to the provisions of subsection (e) of section 38a-497a; (4) the amount of periodic payments of fees and costs for a support enforcement agency, the issuing tribunal and the obligee's attorney, stated as sums certain; and (5) the amount of periodic payments of arrearages and interest on arrearages, stated as sums certain.
(f) The employer shall comply with the law of this state for withholding from income with respect to: (1) The prohibition against an employer's fee for processing an income withholding order; (2) the maximum amount permitted to be withheld from the obligor's income; and (3) the time period within which the employer must implement the withholding order and forward the child support payment.
(g) If an employer receives multiple income withholding orders with respect to the earnings of the same obligor, the employer satisfies the terms of the multiple orders if the employer complies with the law of this state to establish the priorities for withholding and allocating income withheld for multiple child support obligees.
(h) An employer who complies with an income withholding order issued in another state in accordance with this section shall be immune from civil liability with regard to the employer's withholding of child support from the obligor's income.
(i) An employer who wilfully fails to comply with an income withholding order issued by another state and received for enforcement is subject to the same penalties that may be imposed for noncompliance with an order issued by a tribunal of this state.
(j) An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in this state in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this state or by mailing to the Bureau of Child Support Enforcement of the Department of Social Services the claim form delivered to the obligor pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, signed by the obligor and containing his address and a copy of the income withholding order. The obligor shall also deliver a copy of such claim form to the employer. If a claim form contesting the validity or enforcement of an income withholding order is received by the employer within fourteen days of the receipt by the obligor of the notice and claim form, imposition of the withholding order shall be stayed and the employer shall not implement the withholding order for a period of thirty days. If the employer receives from the Bureau of Child Support Enforcement a notice that it has received the claim form, the employer shall not implement the withholding order until the claim is decided by a family support magistrate.
(k) Upon receipt of a claim form contesting the validity or enforcement of an income withholding order, the Bureau of Child Support Enforcement shall within seven days notify the employer of the receipt of the claim form. The bureau shall also give notice of the contest and of the fact that the order is stayed until the claim is decided by a family support magistrate to (1) the support enforcement agency providing services to the obligee; (2) the obligor's employer; (3) the person or agency designated to receive payments in the income withholding order; and (4) if the obligee's address is known, the obligee. In addition, the bureau shall immediately cause the income withholding order to be registered in this state with the appropriate clerk of the Family Support Magistrate Division and shall comply with the registration requirements of section 46b-213h. The bureau shall also immediately file the claim form on behalf of the obligor with the Family Support Magistrate Division of the Superior Court. The clerk shall promptly enter the appearance of the obligor, schedule a hearing, and give notice of the hearing to the obligor, the Bureau of Child Support Enforcement, the party initiating the income withholding order, and, if the obligee's address is known, the obligee. The clerk shall proceed in accordance with subsection (d) of section 52-361. The family support magistrate shall promptly hear and determine the claim and enter its determination within forty-five days from the date of the filing of the claim form. In addition to any notice given by the clerk, upon entry of the decision of the family support magistrate on the claim, the bureau shall give notice of the decision to the employer, the party initiating the income withholding order, the obligor and, if the obligee's address is known, the obligee.
(l) If the claim form requests services to modify the support order, the Bureau of Child Support Enforcement shall assist the obligor to file a motion for modification with the appropriate tribunal of the state of continuing exclusive jurisdiction in accordance with the law of that jurisdiction. The receipt of the request for modification shall constitute a request for Title IV-D services, but the bureau may require the making of a formal application. Such assistance shall include, but is not limited to, providing the obligor with information about how such a motion is filed, contacting the state of continuing exclusive jurisdiction on behalf of the obligor to obtain appropriate forms, and transmitting such forms and applicable information to the appropriate tribunal in such state.
(m) Venue for contested claims under this section shall be the family support magistrate division of the superior court in the judicial district in which the obligor resides, provided (1) if the obligor does not reside in this state, venue shall be in the judicial district in which the obligor principally conducts his work for the employer who is subject to the income withholding order, and (2) if there is an existing action concerning support of the child or children who are the subject of the income withholding order, the claim shall be filed in that action.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 73, 75.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998.

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Sec. 46b-214. Reserved for future use.
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PART II*
OBLIGATION OF RELATIVES