Veras v. Veras
Decision Date | 04 September 1997 |
Docket Number | No. FA800185437S,FA800185437S |
Citation | 45 Conn.Supp. 169,702 A.2d 1217 |
Court | Connecticut Superior Court |
Parties | Wendy E. VERAS et al. v. Andrew W. VERAS. |
Kenneth A Graham, Assistant Attorney General, with whom was Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General, for plaintiff State of Connecticut.
Elstein & Elstein, Bridgeport, for defendant.
General Statutes § 46b-231(m)(7) provides in pertinent part that "[f]amily support magistrates shall enforce orders for child and spousal support entered by such family support magistrate and by the Superior Court in IV-D support cases by citing an obligor for contempt...." Further, General Statutes § 46b-215(a) provides in pertinent part that See also General Statutes § 46b-215a.
These statutes empower a family support magistrate or Superior Court judge to hold obligors in contempt when they fail to pay premajority child support that is past due. Nothing in the foregoing statutes limits the court's power to enforce premajority support orders once the child reaches the age of majority. This court, therefore, Arnold v. Arnold, 35 Conn.Supp. 244, 245-46, 407 A.2d 190 (1979).
The defendant's narrow construction of the application statutes is unwarranted given that our Supreme Court "has construed broadly statutes providing for parental support of minor children." Guille v. Guille, 196 Conn. 260, 266, 492 A.2d 175 (1985). Furthermore, section 46b-215a-4 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies provides for arrearage payments for premajority child support when the child is no longer a minor.
In view of the foregoing, the decision of the family support magistrate is affirmed.
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