State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > Connecticut > Title46b > Chap816 > Sec46b-212tSec. 46b-212t. Legal services by Attorney General. Private counsel. (a) The Attorney General shall provide necessary legal services on behalf of the support enforcement agency in providing services to a petitioner under sections 46b-212 to 46b-213w, inclusive.
(b) An individual may employ private counsel to represent the individual in proceedings authorized by sections 46b-212 to 46b-213w, inclusive.
(c) The Attorney General may determine that a foreign country or political subdivision has established a reciprocal arrangement for child support with this state and take appropriate action to notify the support enforcement agency of this state, the Family Support Magistrate Division, and such other entity as the Attorney General deems appropriate, of the determination.
(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 21, 75; P.A. 07-247, S. 32.)
History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 effective January 1, 1998; P.A. 07-247 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) by replacing references to Sec. 46b-213v with references to Sec. 46b-213w, and added Subsec. (c) re Attorney General's determination that foreign country or political subdivision has established reciprocal arrangement for child support, effective January 1, 2008.
Subsec. (a):
State has statutory authority to provide legal services to support enforcement services. 286 C. 291.
