LCO No. 192 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5056 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 192 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY Introduced by: REP. FISHBEIN, 90th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING FAMILY RELATIONS MATTERS ALLEGING CONTEMPT OF A COURT ORDER. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 46b-87 of the general statutes be amended to: (1) 1 Mandate the award of a reasonable attorney's fee to the prevailing party 2 in a family relations matter alleging contempt of a court order; (2) 3 require a person imprisoned for contempt of court to pay the costs of his 4 or her incarceration; (3) permit the state to bring a claim against any 5 person incarcerated for contempt under this section for which the state 6 has not been reimbursed. 7 Statement of Purpose: To provide uniformity, consistency and fairness in contempt proceedings held in family court.