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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6909
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 3291
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. SIMMS, 140
th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING CHILD SUPPORT AND THE OFFICE OF CHILD
SUPPORT SERVICES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That: (1) Section 46b-84 of the general statutes be amended to ensure 1
that a court does not engage in gender bias when entering an order of 2
support in a family relations matter, and (2) section 17b-179 be 3
amended to require that the Office of Child Support Services send a 4
copy of any correspondence sent by said office to a state or federal 5
agency concerning an allegedly delinquent child support amount 6
owed by the child support obligor that potentially could result in a loss 7
of income to the obligor or interfere with the obligor's ability to secure 8
income and future employment. 9
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure that (1) a court does not engage in gender bias when
entering an order of support in a family relations matter, and (2) a
child support obligor is aware of actions that may be taken by state or
federal agencies that could result in loss of income or diminished
future earning capacity.