Bill Text: CT HB05577 | 2018 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Scheduling Of Court Hearings For Certain Family Relations Matters.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-05-04 - Senate Calendar Number 513 [HB05577 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2018-HB05577-Comm_Sub.html
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February Session, 2018 |
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AN ACT CONCERNING THE SCHEDULING OF COURT HEARINGS FOR CERTAIN FAMILY RELATIONS MATTERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 46b-83 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2018):
(a) At any time after the return day of a complaint under section 46b-45 or 46b-56 or after filing an application under section 46b-61, and after hearing, alimony and support pendente lite may be awarded to either of the parties from the date of the filing of an application therefor with the Superior Court. Such hearing shall be held by the court not later than ninety days after the date of filing a motion requesting alimony or support pendente lite, unless otherwise agreed to, in writing, by the parties, or otherwise ordered by the court. No such hearing date shall be extended by agreement of the parties more than one hundred fifty days after the date of filing of such motion absent a written agreement that provides for such alimony or support pendente lite, or unless by order of the court. In the event of a delay necessitated by a court closure or emergency of the parties, such hearing shall be rescheduled as soon as court resources allow. Full credit shall be given for all sums paid to one party by the other from the date of the filing of such a motion to the date of rendition of [such] an order. In making an order for alimony pendente lite, the court shall consider all factors enumerated in section 46b-82, except the grounds for the complaint or cross complaint, to be considered with respect to a permanent award of alimony. In making an order for support pendente lite, the court shall consider all factors enumerated in section 46b-84. The court may also award exclusive use of the family home or any other dwelling unit which is available for use as a residence pendente lite to either of the parties as is just and equitable without regard to the respective interests of the parties in the property.
(b) In any proceeding brought under section 46b-45, 46b-56 or 46b-61 involving a minor child, if one of the parents residing in the family home leaves such home voluntarily and not subject to court order, and if the court finds that the voluntary leaving of the family home by such parent served the best interests of the child, the court may consider such voluntary leaving as a factor when making or modifying any order pursuant to section 46b-56.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
October 1, 2018 |
46b-83 |
JUD |
Joint Favorable Subst. |