Home Page   Services   About Us   Testimonials   Contact Us  Free Services   State Law   Support Info   Helpful Links   FAQ   The Law Office of Ronn Bisbee Child Support Laws By State Connecticut State Profile A. General/State-At-A-Glance B. UIFSA C. Reciprocity D. Age of Majority E. Statute of Limitations F. Support Details G. Income Withholding H. Paternity I. Support Order Establishment J. Support Enforcement K. Modification and Review/Adjustment L. Lump Sum Payments M. Insurance Match A. General/State-At-A-Glance A1. What is your State's program administration/operation type (State administered/State operated, State administered/County operated, or a combination)? State Administered/State Operated A2. How many local IV-D offices are in your State (excluding agencies with cooperative agreements)? 12 A3. With what types of agencies do you have cooperative agreements? State of Connecticut Judicial Branch, Attorney General, Department of Labor, Department of Motor Vehicles, Department of Children and Families, Department of Public Health, and Department of Administrative Services A4. Does your State have statutes that set forth the attorney-client relationship between the State's attorney and the agency only? Yes. A4.1. If yes, what is the statutory citation? CGS 46b-231(t) For Additional Information - No Link Provided A4.2. Did your State have the State's Bar Counsel issue an opinion setting for the attorney-client relationship? No. A4.3. If yes, please explain. N/A B. UIFSA B1. What is the enactment date of your State's Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA)? 6/30/1997   B2. What is the effective date of your State's UIFSA? 1/1/1998 B3. What is the statutory citation for your State's Act? Sections 46b-212 to 46b-213w, inclusive of the Connecticut General Statutes (CGS). For Additional Information - http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/pub/Chap816.htm#Sec46b-212.htm B4. What version of UIFSA has your state implemented (i.e. the 1996 or 2001 version)? 2001 B4.1. If your state has implemented the 2001 version, when was it implemented? January 1, 2008. B5. Optional comments regarding your State's UIFSA.   C. Reciprocity C1. With what foreign countries does your State reciprocate? Australia; Bermuda; Canadian Provinces: Alberta, Nova Scotia, British Columbia, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick; Czech Republic; France; Germany; Hungary; Ireland; Mexico (the following 27 of 32 states): Aguascalientes, Nayarit, Baja California, Nuevo Leon, Campeche, Puebla, Chiapas, San Luis Potosi, Chihuahua, Queretaro, Coahuila, Quintana Roo, Colima, Sonora, Distrito Federal, Tabasco, Guanajuato, Tamaulipas, Guerrero, Tlaxcala, Hidalgo, Veracruz, Jalisco, Yucatan, Michoacan, Zacatecas, Morelos; Norway; Poland; Slovak Republic; United Kingdom: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland. C1.1. Does your State exercise its option to receive Federal Funding Participation (FFP) for enforcement of spousal only orders for foreign reciprocating countries? No C1.2. If yes, please explain. C2. Has your State established reciprocity with any Tribal courts? No C2.1. If yes, list the Tribes and identify services provided, if less than full services.   D. Age of Majority D1. What is the age of majority in your State? 18 D2. What is the statutory citation for the age of majority? Section 1-1d of the Connecticut General Statutes. For Additional Information - http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/ pub/Chap001.htm#Sec1-1d.htm D3. If not addressed in the order, at what age is child support automatically terminated as a matter of State law? Qualify, if necessary. 18; except support continues for unmarried children until completion of twelfth grade or the age of nineteen, whichever first occurs. Extension of support applies to dissolution of marriage, legal separation and annulment cases entered on or after July 1, 1994 in accordance with CGS Sec. 46b-84(b), and to all other cases in which the child did not reach age 18 before October 1, 2004 in accordance with CGS §§ 17b-745, 46b-171, 46b-172, and 46b-215. D4. Does the date of the order impact what law is applied? Yes   D4.1. If yes, please explain. See D3. D5. Does child support end if the child leaves the household but does not emancipate? No D5.1. Optional comments regarding emancipation. Statutory emancipation procedures are at CGS Secs. 46b-150 to 46b-150d, inclusive. Connecticut also recognizes common law emancipation under CGS Sec. 46b-150e. D6. Does your State allow support to be paid beyond the age of majority under any circumstances (e.g. the child is handicapped or in college)? Yes D6.1. If yes, please explain. In the circumstances described in D3, and also if the child lives with a parent and has mental retardation, or a mental or physical disability, until age 21 in cases of dissolution of marriage, legal separation or annulment, for orders entered on or after October 1, 1997, in accordance with CGS Sec. 46b-84. D7. Does your state automatically reduce current support owed for remaining children after one of the children in an order reaches the age of majority or other wise emancipates? No D7.1. If yes, please describe the procedure.   E. Statute of Limitations E1. What is your State's statute of limitations for collection of past due support? None E2. What is your State's statute of limitations for paternity establishment? 18 years For Additional Information - No Link Provided E3. Is dormancy revival/renewal possible? No   E3.1. Please explain the circumstances when possible, and the length of time possible. Not applicable. F. Support Details F1. What guideline type or method does your State use to calculate child support (e.g., Shared Income Model, Percentage of Income Model, and Melson Formula)? Income shares. For Additional Information - No Link Provided F2. Does your State charge interest on missed arrears? No F2.1. If yes, please indicate the amount of interest charged and any related conditions. No   F3. Does your State charge interest on retroactive support? No F3.1. If yes, please indicate the amount of interest charged and any related conditions. F4. Does your State charge interest on adjudicated arrears? No F4.1. If yes, please indicate the amount of interest charged and any related conditions. For Additional Information - No Link Provided F5. Will your State enforce a medical debt for 50% of the uninsured portion of a medical bill? Yes  F5.1. If yes, under what circumstances? If court orders 50% unreimbursed medical expenses, and finds payments not made. F6. Does your state elect to recover costs or charge fees in your IV-D State Plan? No   F6.1. If yes, what costs are recovered from/fees charged to the obligee? Connecticut does not recover costs, but the following fees are charged: $15 for each name certified to the IRS; and $10 ($14 if SSN not provided) for location-only services. F6.2. What costs are recovered from/fees charged to the obligor? Genetic testing costs if the putative father's paternity is acknowledged or adjudicated; service of process fees. F7. Does your State recover costs on behalf of the initiating State? No   F7.1. Optional comments regarding recovering of initiating State's fees. F8. Please provide a citation for your State's long-arm statute to establish and/or enforce child support. CGS Sec. 46b-212d For Additional Information - http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/pub/ Chap816.htm#Sec46b-212d.htm F9. Does your State establish, enforce, or modify spousal maintenance orders? Yes F9.1. If yes, under what circumstances? In UIFSA responding cases and in IV-D cases in which the child who is the subject of the support action is living with the parent for whom the maintenance order is issued. F10. Does your State require the initiating State to include information about the new spouse or partner upon a request for establishment or modification (See General Testimony, See AT 05-03)? No F10.1. Optional comments regarding required information on spouse or partner. F11. How does your State impose and collect the mandatory annual fee applicable to IV-D cases for individuals who have never received IV-A assistance? Connecticut pays the annual fee. F11.1. Does your State collect the fee by retaining the support collected on behalf of the individual (but not the first $500 collected)? No. F11.2 Does your State collect the fee from the individual applying for IV-D s.ervices? No. F11.3. Does your State collect the fee from the absent parent? No. F11.4. Does your State pay the fee out of its own funds? Yes. F12. When will your State implement the required DRA limited-assignment provision? October 1, 2008. F13. Will your State pass through (and disregard for TANF eligibility purposes) the Excepted Portion to Families in Current Assistance cases? Yes; currently, up to $50.00 per month. F13.1. If yes, provide the date. 10/01/2008 F14. Will your State participate in the pass through in Former Assistance cases? No F14.1. If yes, provide the date. F15. Will your State discontinue eligible assignments under the DRA of 2005? Yes F15.1. If yes, list the eligible assignments your State would discontinue. All eligible assignments. F15.2. When will your State discontinue each type of assignment? October 1, 2008 F16. Will your State follow PRWORA distribution ordering rules or DRA distribution ordering rules in Former Assistance cases? PRWORA. F17. What are your States requirements to redirect payments from the court-order payee when a child on the order is receiving TANF with a different payee? F17.1. What are your States requirements to redirect payments from the court-order payee when a child on the order is receiving Medicaid-only with a different payee? F17.2. What are your State's requirements to redirect payments from the court-order payee when a child on the order is with a different payee and not receiving TANF or Medicaid only? F17.3. How does your State collect the $25.00 annual fee on never-TANF cases? G. Income Withholding G1. What term(s) does your State use to refer to income withholding (e.g., wage withholding)? Income withholding. G2. What specific source of income is not subject to withholding? None For Additional Information - http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/ pub/Chap906.htm#Sec52-362.htm G3. Does your State have any limits on income withholding in addition to the Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA) limits? Yes G3.1. If yes, what are those limits? 85% of the first $145 of disposable income per week is exempt from withholding. G4. What is the allowable fee per pay period for processing income withholding payments? None For Additional Information - No Link Provided G5. After receiving an income withholding order or notice, what is the date by which the employer is required to implement income withholding? The first pay period or the date of periodic payment that occurs, after 14 days following the date of service of the withholding order. G6. What is the date by which an employer must remit amounts withheld from an employee's pay? Within 7 days of the date the obligor is paid. G7. What are your State's procedures for sanctioning employers for not implementing income withholding? Contempt action and civil action for amounts not withheld. G8. What is the penalty to an employer for failure to remit payments withheld? Repayment of the full amount not withheld since receipt of proper notice. G9. Does your State allow direct income withholding of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits across State lines? No G9.1. If yes, list the name and address for the contact who will receive the direct income withholding order. CGS Sec. 52-362(a)(3) requires a purchase of service agreement with the State Labor Commissioner for withholding of UI benefits. G9.2. Optional comments regarding direct withholding of UI benefits across state lines. G10. Does your State allow direct income withholding of workers' compensation (WC) benefits across State lines? Yes G10.1. Optional comments regarding direct withholding of WC benefits across State lines. Permitted by CGS Sec. 52-362(a)(5). G11. How does an obligor contest income withholding in your State? In direct income withholding cases, obligor may contest income withholding by registering the order and filing a contest to the order under UIFSA (CGS 46b-213w(j)). G12. When the obligor has more than one claim for child support against his/her income, indicate your State's priority scheme for income withholding orders (e.g., employer should allocate available amount for withholding equally among all orders or prorate available amount across orders). Child support withholdings have priority over other types of wage executions. Current financial and medical support has priority over arrearage payments. Multiple withholdings allocated in proportion to amount of orders. G12.1. If an employer in your State receives more than one income withholding order for child support from other States; can the employer request your assistance? Yes G12.2. If assistance is not available, explain how employers should proceed. Please provide a citation for the State law that governs how they should proceed. Sections 52-362 (see cite at G2 above) and 46b-213w of the Connecticut General Statutes. For Additional Information - http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/pub/ Chap816.htm#Sec46b-213w.htm G13. Does your State require any mandatory deductions, such as union dues, medical insurance premiums, etc., to arrive at net pay from gross pay when calculating disposable income for child support purposes? Yes, federal, state and local income taxes, employment taxes, normal retirement contributions, union dues and initiation fees, group life and health insurance premiums (CGS 52-362(a)(2)). G14. When does your state require the employer to send notice of an employee's termination? Promptly upon termination (CGS 52-362(k)). For Additional Information - No Link Provided G15. How long should an employer retain the income-withholding order (IWO) after termination of an employee, in anticipation of reinstating the withholding should the employee be rehired? Option of the employer. G16. Does the State charge any fee to the obligor that the employer is required to withhold and remit to the State? No. G17. Does your State offer an alternate web-based payment mechanism in addition to paper and EFT/EDI? Yes, ACH Debit program for obligors and employers, and Western Union. G18. Can a direct income withholding be sent to any of the following in your State: employer, financial institution (explain what institutions), Bureau of Workers Compensation, or other income payer? No limitation. (CGS 52-362(a)(5). For Additional Information - No Link Provided G19. If there is insufficient income for an employer to withhold for both the total amount of child support and medical support, describe your State's prioritization between child support and medical support. Income Withholding: Child support, then medical support. For Additional Information - No Link Provided H. Paternity H1. When your State enters an order establishing paternity, are issues of custody and visitation also addressed? No H1.1. If yes, please explain. H2. What is the percentage of probability for genetic testing that creates a rebuttable or conclusive presumption of paternity? 99% or greater.(CGS 46b-168). For Additional Information - No Link Provided H3. Optional comments regarding paternity acknowledgment conclusive legislation. May be challenged after mistake of fact. CGS Sec. 46b-172(a)(2). H4. What is the effective date of the State law that makes paternity acknowledgments conclusive? 10/1/1991   H4.1. Were acknowledgments prior to that effective date rebuttable? Yes H4.2. Optional comments regarding paternity acknowledgments prior to that date. "New trial" could be petitioned for. H5. Does marriage constitute a rebuttable presumption of paternity? Yes H5.1. If yes, how is the presumption rebutted? An acknowledgment of paternity or court paternity finding based on clear and convincing evidence such as genetic tests. H6. If the father's name is on the birth certificate and paternity has not been established by any other means does this mean that paternity is conclusively determined? Yes  H6.1. If no, briefly explain. If executed on or after June 1, 1998. For Additional Information - No Link Provided H7. Does your State have any other paternity-related presumptions? Yes   H7.1. If yes, briefly explain. Child born to unmarried parents who later marry is issue of marriage. For Additional Information - No Link Provided H8. Does your State have a putative fathers' registry? Yes     H8.1. If yes, what is the name of that entity? There is a central registry for paternity acknowledgments, rescissions of acknowledgments, and adjudications at the Connecticut Department of Public Health. CGS 19a-42a. H9. Are there any fees for requesting searches, paternity documents, and data from your State Bureau of Vital Statistics? Yes H9.1. If yes, please describe any circumstances under which these fees may be waived. If requested by authorized individuals of the Connecticut IV-D agency. H10. Is common law marriage recognized in your State? No H10.1. If yes, briefly describe the standard that defines common law marriage. For Additional Information - No Link Provided H10.2. When did your current common law standard go into effect? H10.3. If there was a common law standard in effect prior to your current standard, what was that standard and when did it go into effect? H11. When the custodial party and/or other witnesses are not able to appear in person for paternity hearings, what methods of testimony are acceptable (e.g., written, videotape, teleconferencing) All methods acceptable subject to approval of court. H12. Please give the statutory citation for your State's long arm statute and list any special provisions. Under CGS Sec. 46b-160, court must find actual notice; and answer form, notice, application for appointment of counsel, and financial affidavit must accompany petition served on putative father. Genetic tests may be ordered; default order may be entered. For Additional Information - http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/pub/ Chap816.htm#Sec46b-212.htm H13. Does your State recover genetic testing costs for other States? Yes   H13.1. If so, please explain. UIFSA petitions sent to central registry. Support Enforcement Services dockets case in Family Support Magistrate Division and notifies the petitioner where and when filed, sets a hearing, and issues a summons to the respondent. Costs may be recovered if pleaded and recovery is ordered by the Family Support Magistrate. H14. List any documents required to get the father's name on the birth certificate (e.g. is an acknowledgement of paternity needed)? Acknowledgement of paternity. H15. What is the effective date of the State law that makes a father's name on the birth certificate a conclusive determination of paternity? 7/1/1997   H16. If there is more than one child with the same custodial party, and the same alleged father, should one set of documents be sent to your state (with a paternity affidavit for each child) or should a separate packet be sent for each child? One packet. I. Support Order Establishment I1. Does your State use an administrative, a judicial or a combined process to establish a support obligation? Both I1.1. If your State can establish under both, under what circumstances would the administrative process be used? Administrative process is used only when noncustodial parent agrees to the amount of support indicated by the child support guidelines. I1.2. Under what circumstances would the judicial process be used? Judicial process is used when the noncustodial parent does not agree to the guidelines amount. I1.3. If your State uses an administrative process, provide the statutory citations for your State's administrative procedures. Section 46b-172, 0f the Connecticut General Statutes, for "agreement to support". For Additional Information - http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/pub/ Chap815y.htm#Sec46b-172.htm I2. In setting support under your State's guidelines, whose income is considered in addition to the NCP (e.g., new spouse's or child's) Custodial parent's only. For Additional Information - No Link Provided I3. What criteria for rebutting your presumptive guidelines have been established in your State? Other financial resources available to a parent; extraordinary expenses for care and maintenance of the child; extraordinary parental expenses; needs of a parent's other dependents; coordination of total family support; special circumstances. The deviation criteria are listed in detail at Sec. 46b-215a-3 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. For Additional Information - No Link Provided I4. Will your State establish support orders for prior periods? Yes I4.1. If yes, for what prior periods (e.g., birth of the child, date of separation, prenatal expenses, 5 years retroactive)? Birth of child, date of separation, or three years prior to filing in paternity cases, whichever is applicable. I4.2. What information or documentation does your State require to proceed? Past ability to pay, if known; current ability to pay, if past ability not known; if current ability not known, past ability based on work history, if known. If not known, state minimum wage in effect during that period. If based on existing court order, an arrearage affidavit of the payee. For Additional Information - No Link Provided I4.3. Will your State allow a petition for support when the only issue is retroactive support? Yes I4.4. If there are limitations upon your State's ability to establish support for prior periods, please specify. See I4.1. I5. What actions can your State perform using the administrative process? Does your State use an administrative process for paternity, establishment, modification and the enforcement of child support? Acknowledgement of paternity, CGS 46b-172; Agreement to Support, CGS 46b-172; administrative genetic testing, CGS 46b-168a; lien against real or personal property of obligor, CRA reporting, Lottery prize offset, CGS 52-362d; tax refund offset, CGS 52-362e. For Additional Information - No Link Provided I6. What is your State's statutory authority for the administrative process? See citations with each administrative remedy noted above. For Additional Information - No Link Provided I7. Is there a local State law that allows an interstate administrative subpoena? No. For Additional Information - No Link Provided I8. Does your State require that a custodial party (who is not one of the biological parents) to have legal custody of a child before establishing an order for support for that child when public assistance is being expended? No. For Additional Information - No Link Provided I9. Does your State require that a custodial person (who is not one of the biological parents) to have legal custody of a child before establishing an order for support for that child when public assistance is/or is not being expended? No I10. Does your State require that a custodial party (who is not one of the biological parents) to have legal custody of a child before enforcing an order for support that was issued as the biological parents as the parties for non public assistance cases? No I11. When your State has issued an order that reserves support, and now child support should be ordered, should the other State request an establishment or a modification action? Modification. J. Support Enforcement J1. Indicate whether your state has the following enforcement remedies available. Also indicate what procedures are available (i.e., judicial, administrative, or both? J1.1. Are your State income tax refund procedures judicial, administrative, or both? Administrative. J2. Is the lien process in your State judicial, administrative or both? Administrative. J2.1. What are the trigger criteria for filing a lien? Past Due Support of $500 or more. For Additional Information - No Link Provided J2.2. Where are your State liens filed? Real Property - town clerks. J2.3. Does your State charge a fee for filing a lien? Yes J2.4. If yes, please indicate the amount. $10.00 - $15.00. J.3. Does your State enforce property seizure and sale? Yes J3.1. Are the property seizure and sale procedures judicial, administrative, or both? Administrative and judicial. Administrative under CGS Sec. 52-362d(d),(e) requires $500 overdue support (i.e., delinquency). J4. Are the MSFIDM Freeze and Seize procedures in your State judicial, administrative, or both? Administrative J4.1. When must a NCP receive notice that a MSFIDM Freeze and Seize action is an enforcement remedy and may be used by the State to collect delinquent child support? When case becomes delinquent, concurrent with freeze notice to institution. J4.2. Does your State's income withholding definition includes amounts in financial institutions? Yes   For Additional Information - No Link Provided J4.3. Does a new notice have to be sent when intent to Freeze and Seize is sent? Yes J4.3.1 If yes, who notifies the NCP, the State or financial institution? The state. J5. What are the time frames if a new notice of intent to Freeze and Seize must be sent? Concurrent with notice to institution. J5.1. What are the criteria that must be met to deem an obligor eligible for Freeze and Seize action in your state? $500.00 minimum delinquency. No specified number of months delinquent. No accounts exempted. J5.2. What is the minimum dollar amount that the obligor must be delinquent prior to becoming eligible for asset seizure? $500.00. For Additional Information - No Link Provided J5.3. Is there a specified amount of time for the obligor to be delinquent prior to proceeding with Freeze and Seize? None J5.3. 1. If yes, please provide the time frame. J5.4. Are only a certain percentage of the obligor's financial assets eligible for Freeze and Seize? No  J5.4.1. If yes, please provide the percentage. J5.4.2. Is the percentage different for joint accounts? No J5.4.3. If yes, please define. J5.5. Does your State require that a minimum amount of money must be in a financial account for the funds to be eligible for Freeze and Seize action? If so, please provide the amount. No. J5.6. Who is responsible for applying the minimum amount, your State or the Financial Institution? N/A. J5.7. How long does the obligor and/or account holders have to contact your State child support enforcement and/or court to challenge the Freeze and Seize action? Sixty (60) days. For Additional Information - No Link Provided J5.8. If State law and/or policy allows for a second contest to Freeze and Seize action, how long does the obligor and/or joint account holder have to contact your State child support agency or court to challenge the Freeze and Seize action? 45 days of receipt of administrative hearing decision. J5.9. On what basis can an obligor and/or other account holders challenge/contest a freeze and seize action? Mistaken identity, wrong amount, amount less than minimum, no orders. For Additional Information - No Link Provided J5.10. Is your State's complaint review process judicial, administrative or both? Both, if appealed. J5.11. What are your State's penalties for incorrect seizures? None J5.12. Is the second challenge administrative, judicial or both? Judicial. J5.13. What are your State's appeal time frame, unique appeal requirements and recourse for non-debtor accounts? 45 days from date of receipt of administrative hearing decision. No unique requirements. No recourse for non-debtor. J5.14. Is the Freeze and Seize operation in your state centralized or automated? Centralized. Not automated. J5.15. Are there additional Freeze and Seize requirements or limitations not otherwise noted in this profile? No J5.16. Has your State established a minimum benefit amount that must be met for a financial institution to proceed with the Freeze and Seize action? No   J5.16.1. If yes, what is the amount? J5.17. Does your state have procedures in place to liquidate non-liquid assets (e.g., stocks, bonds, etc)? No J5.17.1 If yes, please provide the State statutory citation and the procedures financial institutions should follow to liquidate non-liquid assets. For Additional Information - No Link Provided J5.18. Does your State law/policy instruct the financial institution or State to hold the frozen assets during the challenge/appeal time frame and/or freeze period? Yes. For Additional Information - No Link Provided J5.19. How long does the Financial Institution have to send the obligor's assets to your State child support enforcement agency? No time specified. For Additional Information - No Link Provided J6. Does your State withhold State funds or benefits? Yes   J6.1. If yes, is the method of withholding State benefits judicial, administrative, or both? Administrative for all forms of funds/benefits. Same criteria as listed in J4.1. J7. Please describe any other administrative enforcement procedures your State may have. Administrative withholding of lottery winnings under CGS Sec. 52-362d(c); CRA reporting; no debt threshold. J8. Please describe any other judicial enforcement procedures your State may have. Yes; contempt citation under CGS Sec. 46b-231 and criminal prosecution under CGS Secs. 53-304 to 53-308, inclusive. J9. If your State has established specific procedures for registering administrative liens, what are the procedures that another State must follow? Register order for enforcement under UIFSA and request lien remedy, fully describing the subject property, including type and location. For Additional Information - http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/pub /Chap906.htm#Sec52-362d.htm J10. Which of our State's enforcement remedies are available without registration? Income withholding. J11. Describe your State's registration and enforcement procedures. UIFSA registration under sections 46b-213g to 46b-213n, inclusive of the Connecticut General Statutes. Support Enforcement Services files documents in registry of support orders in Family Support Magistrate Division and notifies non-registering party. If non-registering party fails to contest registration, order is confirmed. If non-registering party contests registration, a hearing is held. Support Enforcement Services uses all available remedies to enforce order. J12. After registration, describe additional judicial procedures required, if any, to enforce a support order. None. J13. Has your state adopted the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (UEFJA)? Yes J13.1. If yes, please provide the statutory citation. Sections 52-604 to 52-609, inclusive of the Connecticut General Statutes. For Additional Information - http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/pub /Chap928.htm#Sec52-604.htm J14. Does your State's law require financial institutions doing business in your State to accept Freeze and Seize actions directly from other States? No J14.1. If no, describe the process for a Freeze and Seize action from another State's IV-D agency (e.g., Transmittal #3, Transmittal #1, and list additional documentation required). Registration for enforcement; see J11 above. J15. Does your State use credit bureau reporting as an enforcement method? Yes   J15. Does your State use credit bureau reporting as an enforcement method? J16. Provide which credit bureaus your State report an obligor's child support information? J16. Provide which credit bureaus your State report an obligor's child support information? Experian. J17. Is the method for credit bureau reporting judicial, administrative or both? J17. Is the method for credit bureau reporting judicial, administrative or both? Administrative. J18. In an interstate case, does your State report an obligor's child support information to credit bureaus when it is the initiating State, the responding State, or both? J18. In an interstate case, does your State report an obligor's child support information to credit bureaus when it is the initiating State, the responding State, or both? Both. J19. What are your State's criteria for reporting an obligor's child support information to credit bureaus? $1,000 overdue support after initial court order. J19. What are your State's criteria for reporting an obligor's child support information to credit bureaus?   K. Modification and Review/Adjustment K1. With what frequency are reviews conducted in IV-D cases (e.g., every year, every three years)? As requested by either parent, but no more frequently than every three years unless there is a substantial change in circumstances. K2. On what basis are the reviews conducted (e.g., on request of the CP, NCP in non-TANF cases, automatically in TANF cases)? On request of either parent and, in TANF cases, in accordance with Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. K3. Briefly describe your State's modification procedure. Direct interstate referral form requesting review and adjustment of order to local Support Enforcement Services office. Support Enforcement Services will prepare appropriate motions if jurisdiction can be obtained, and notify requesting jurisdiction of results. K4. What are your criteria for modification (e.g., $50 or 20% from present order)? Substantial change in the circumstances of either party or substantial deviation of existing support order from child support guidelines amount (15% deviation rebuttably substantial). K5. Which of the following criteria for demonstrating a change in circumstances apply, if any? K5.1. The earnings of the obligor have substantially increased or decreased. Yes K5.2. The earnings of the obligee have substantially increased or decreased. Yes K5.3. The needs of a party or the child(ren) have substantially increased or decreased. Yes K5.4. The cost of living as measured by the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics has changed. No K5.5. The child(ren) have extraordinary medical expenses not covered by insurance. Yes K5.6. There has been a substantial change in child care expenses. Yes K5.7. What other criteria does your State use for demonstrating a change in circumstances or comments regarding change of circumstances? Other reasons for modification are custody and payee changes, addition of medical support order. No modification for child care expense changes, provided expenses are reasonable and necessary, because child care is ordered as reimbursement of a percentage of whatever expenses are incurred and paid. K6. Does your State have cost of living adjustments (COLAs)? No K6.1. If so, what index does your State use? K7. How does your State credit SSA disability to current and past due support? In Guidelines calculation of order. K8. Does your State abate support? For example, when the child is not living with the custodial parent for more than 30 days and there has not been a change in custody, or when the non-custodial parent is in prison, etc. No  K8.1. If yes, please explain the situation? K8.2. What is the statutory citation for your abatement law? For Additional Information - No Link Provided K8.3. What documents are required for each type of referral other than UIFSA referrals? For example, pay records and certifications for TANF, etc. Transmittal #1, Registration Statement (if not already a registered order), Uniform Support Petition, General Testimony (including the affidavit of arrears), certified copy of current court order and copy of all prior orders K8.4. Please provide information to obtain copies of paternity acknowledgements/affidavits and birth records, including where to make requests and the cost of processing the requests. CT Department of Public Health State Office of Vital Records 410 Capitol Ave. MS#11VRS P.O. Box 340308 Hartford, CT 06134-0308 860.509.7958 K9. What information is required to register an out-of-State order for enforcement/modification? Transmittal #1, two copies, including one certified copy, of the order to be registered, including any modification of the order, CGS 46b-213h(a) L. Lump Sum Payments L1. Does your State define a lump sum payment? No     L1.1 If yes, please provide your State's definition. (Be specific, i.e., severance pay, incentives, relocation lump sum payments, ect)? N/A L1.2 Provide the statutory citation. N/A For Additional Information - No Link Provided L2. Does your State law require employers to report lump sum payments? No   L2.1 If yes, please provide the statutory citation or rule requiring employers to report this information. N/A For Additional Information - No Link Provided L3. Are employers required to report lump sums for all income withholding orders (including cases with no arrears)? No L3.1 If yes, what is the threshold amount at which a lump sum payment must be reported? N/A L4. How are employers instructed to report a pending lump sum? N/A L5. Provide the timeframe within which the child support enforcement agency must respond to the employer with instructions for attaching the lump sum. N/A L6. How long must the employer hold the lump sum before releasing the payment to the custodial parent? N/A L7. Does your State use the income withholding order to attach the lump sum payment? Yes   L7.1 If yes, is it noted on the original order or is it sent specifically to cover the lump sum? Noted on the original order. L8. Does your State use the lien/levy process to attach the lump sum payment? No L8.1 If yes, what is the name of the document your State uses to attach lump sum payment? N/A L9. What other documents does your State use to attach lump sum payments? N/A L10. Does your State require the consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA) limits to be applied to lump sum payments? Yes   L10.1 If yes, what are those limits? Pursuant to CCPA, Section 1673 of Title 15 of the United States Code. For Additional Information - No Link Provided L10.2 If no, what percentage is the employer required to withhold? N/A L11 If an employer pays the lump sum in addition to regular wages, in a single payment, would the CCPA limits apply? Yes   L11.1 If yes, would the employer only withhold for that period's obligation? Yes, pursuant to income withholding order. M. Insurance Match M1. The CCPA limits may apply to any insurance payments issued as an income loss replacement. Additional information on the legislative authority is provided. For Additional Information - http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/regs/ compliance/whdfs30.pdf M1.1. Additional information on the CCPA. For Additional Information - http://www.dol.gov/ dol/allcfr/Title_29/Chapter_V.htm M2. Does your State have legislation that requires/mandates insurance companies doing business in your State to provide, exchange, or look-up information with your State IV-D agency to determine if a claimant owes past due child support? No   M2.1. If yes, provide the statutory citation For Additional Information - No Link Provided M2.1.2. Provide a list of information that the insurer is required to provide, exchange, or look-up with your State IV-D agency. No. M2.2. Provide the required timeframe that an insurer must provide, exchange, or look-up information prior to making payments to the claimant. Yes M2.3. List the criteria that must be met for an obligor to be eligible for your State's insurance match, exchange, look-up, or intercept program. Is the law limited to specific claimants (e.g., policyholder, beneficiary, joint policy holder), types of claims (e.g., life, property & casualty, or workers' compensation), or specific policies (e.g., annuities, short term/long term disabilities)? Participate in consortium. M2.4. Is there a monetary threshold that must be met for the obligor to be eligible for your State's insurance match program? Please provide the dollar amount and/or percentage of the threshold. Yes. M2.5. Provide a description of the steps the law requires an insurer to take to determine whether a claimant owes past due child support (e.g., insurers are required to log into a secure web application and enter identifying information about the claimant). $48.50 per match. M2.6. Please provide the wording of any other provision in your State law that specifies an alternative method or measure that an insurer may take to comply with the terms of the State law requiring the insurer to either provide, exchange, or look-up information with your State IV-D agency to determine if the claimant owes past due child support (e.g., if the insurer participates in the OCSE Insurance Match Program, the requirement is satisfied). Notice to Withhold Insurance Assets M2.7. Does your State law establish a penalty for an insurer who fails to comply with a requirement to provide, exchange, or look-up information with the State IV-D agency to determine whether a claimant owes past-due child support? If so, provide a summary of that law. No. For Additional Information - No Link Provided M2.8. Does your State law protect an insurer from liability for acting in accordance with the insurance match law? M2.9. If there is no law in place, has your State proposed or introduced legislation to require/mandate insurance companies doing business in your State to provide, exchange, or look-up information with your State IV-D agency to determine if a claimant owes past due child support? Missed payments on court order of $500.00 or more. For Additional Information - No Link Provided M3. If there is no law in place, are the insurers required to respond to subpoenas/ requests for information and liens/levies or IWOs? No. M3.1. Please provide the statutory citation. For Additional Information - No Link Provided M4. List the form(s) your State uses to intercept insurance payments, settlements, or awards. (e.g., IWO, Notice of Lien/Levy). No. M5. Who is required to notify the NCP of the insurance intercept activity; the child support enforcement agency and/or the insurance agency? M5.1. Please provide your statutory citation for notifying an NCP of insurance intercept. Child Support Agency For Additional Information - No Link Provided M5.2. Once notified, is there an appeal period allocated and if so, indicate the number of days the NCP has to appeal. Please provide the statutory citation. Connecticut General Statutes (CGS) 52-362 For Additional Information - No Link Provided M6. Are there attorney fees associated with the insurance intercept activity? Via CSLN (Child Support Lien Network), not directly with the Workers' Compensation Commission. M7. How does another State initiate and intercept collections from your State Workers Compensation agency? M7.1. What is the process, the points of contact, and what forms must be completed? See M13 above. Dedicated To Enforcing Your Support Order.
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