Legal Question in Family Law in Connecticut

Re: Out of State Custody/Child Support Judgement

The law, including the child support rules, of the state where the divorce was finalized (NY) will always be the law used, even in CT. Once domesticated, the CT courts can enforce and modify the NY decree, but they must use NY law.

Re: Out of State Custody/Child Support Judgement

My last reading of the law in this area makes for a not so simple answer.

CT recognizes two methods for registering a foreign matrimonial judgment for purposes of enforcing and modifying that judgment in CT.

The method used to register the judgment determines, atleast in part, which law applies- the CT child support guidelines or the substantive law of the foreign jurisdiction. (the child support guideline statute of the other state-in your case- NY)

The Superior Courts in CT are split over which law applies.

The issue becomes even more complicated because the courts in CT have not agreed as to whether child support guidelines are procedural laws or substantive laws. This is important because what "kind" of law the guidelines are, may determine which State's law is controlling.

What does all this mean? It means you can't be certain that the NY child support guidelines will be controlling in your case.