Connecticut General Statutes 46b-388 – Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when individual parties reside in this state
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(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.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 46b-388
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(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.