Connecticut General Statutes 46b-327 – Proceedings under act
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in sections 46b-301 to 46b-425, inclusive, sections 46b-327 to 46b-345, inclusive, apply to all proceedings under sections 46b-301 to 46b-425, inclusive.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 46b-327
- another: may extend and be applied to communities, companies, corporations, public or private, limited liability companies, societies and associations. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(b) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under sections 46b-301 to 46b-425, inclusive, by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country which has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.