Connecticut 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05056 Compare Versions

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55 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5056
66 January Session, 2021
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1010 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
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1313 Introduced by:
1414 REP. FISHBEIN, 90th Dist.
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1818 AN ACT CONCERNING FAMILY RELATIONS MATTERS ALLEGING
1919 CONTEMPT OF A COURT ORDER.
2020 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
2121 Assembly convened:
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2323 That section 46b-87 of the general statutes be amended to: (1) 1
2424 Mandate the award of a reasonable attorney's fee to the prevailing party 2
2525 in a family relations matter alleging contempt of a court order; (2) 3
2626 require a person imprisoned for contempt of court to pay the costs of his 4
2727 or her incarceration; (3) permit the state to bring a claim against any 5
2828 person incarcerated for contempt under this section for which the state 6
2929 has not been reimbursed. 7
3030 Statement of Purpose:
3131 To provide uniformity, consistency and fairness in contempt
3232 proceedings held in family court.