For the purposes of sections 52-362d, 52-362e, 52-362g, and 52-362h:

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 52-362j

  • 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.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.

(1) “Past-due support” means any one or a combination of the following: (A) Court-ordered current support or arrearage payments which have become due and payable and remain unpaid; (B) unpaid support which has been reduced to a judgment or otherwise found to be due by a court of competent jurisdiction, whether or not presently payable; (C) support due for periods prior to an action to establish a child support order.

(2) “Overdue support” means a delinquency accruing after the entry of an initial court order establishing a child support obligation.