140 Conn. App. 229 - Colbert v. Carr’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

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1. “(1) ... A family support magistrate may make and enforce orders for payment of support against any person who neglects or refuses to furnish necessary support to such person's ... child under the age of eighteen .... "(3) Proceedings to obtain orders of support under this section shall be commenced by the service on the liable person ... of a verified petition, with summons and order, of the husband or wife, child or any relative ... or in IV-D support cases, as defined in subdivision (13) of subsection (b) of section 46b-231, the Commissioner of Social Services.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 175 Conn. App. 632 - Commissioner of Social Services v. Zarnetski

2. “[T]his court will not disturb trial court orders unless the trial court has abused its legal discretion or its findings have no reasonable basis in the facts .... [T]he foundation for this standard is that the trial court is in a clearly advantageous position to assess the personal factors significant to a domestic relations case .... In determining whether a trial court has abused its broad discretion in domestic relations matters, we allow every reasonable presumption in favor of the correctness of its action.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 182 Conn. App. 40 - Battistotti v. Suzanne A.

3. “the parameters of the court's discretion have been somewhat limited by the factors set forth in the child support guidelines.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 182 Conn. App. 40 - Battistotti v. Suzanne A.