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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-8 (2025)

(Formerly Sec. 51-341). Motion for modification of support order combined with motion for contempt

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Section 46b-8 is repealed, effective October 1, 2013.

(P.A. 73-308; P.A. 13-213, S. 6.)

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Cited in 14 cases, 1983–2019 · leading case: Bryant v. Bryant, 637 A.2d 1111 (Conn. 1994).
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Bryant v. Bryant, 637 A.2d 1111 (Conn. 1994). · cites it 6× “6 The plaintiff bases his claim on General Statutes § 46b-8, which provides: “Whenever a motion for modification of an order for support and alimony is made to the superior court by a moving party against *639 whom a motion for contempt for noncompliance with such order is…”
LaBow v. LaBow, 537 A.2d 157 (Conn. App. Ct. 1988). · cites it 3× “General Statutes § 46b-8 provides: “motion for modification of support order combined with motion for contempt.”
Avella v. Avella, 666 A.2d 822 (Conn. App. Ct. 1995). · cites it 6× “Section 46b-8 provides that “[w]henever a motion for modification of an order for support and alimony is made to the superior court by a moving party against whom a motion for contempt for noncompliance with such order is pending, the court shall accept such motion and hear both…”
Spencer v. Spencer, 173 A.3d 1 (Conn. App. Ct. 2017). · cites it 2× “Because, however, living with another person without financial benefit did not establish sufficient reason to refashion an award of alimony under General Statutes § 46b-8 [2], the legislature imposed the additional requirement that the party making alimony payments prove that…”
Bieluch v. Bieluch, 509 A.2d 8 (Conn. 1986). · cites it 2× “The defendant’s next claim, that the trial court was required to consider the motion for modification jointly with the motion for contempt finds support neither in the statute; General Statutes § 46b-8; nor in the record, which contains no information about the date of the…”
Greenwood v. Greenwood, 464 A.2d 771 (Conn. 1983). · cites it 2× “By virtue of General Statutes § 46b-8 and Practice Book § 464 (a), a trial court is authorized to grant the affirmative relief of modifying an order for support and alimony to one who is in contempt of such an order.”
Dep't of Health Servs. v. Comm'n on Human Rights & Opportunities ex rel. Mason, 503 A.2d 1151 (Conn. 1986). · cites it 2× “*487 The determinative question in this case is the scope of the trial court’s authority, in contempt proceedings, to modify a specific and final remedial order resulting from an administrative finding that the alleged contemnor has engaged in a pattern of discriminatory conduct.”
O'Bymachow v. O'Bymachow, 529 A.2d 747 (Conn. App. Ct. 1987). · cites it 2× “See General Statutes § 46b-8 (b); Kaplan v. Kaplan, supra.”
Murphy v. Murphy, 188 A.3d 144 (Conn. App. Ct. 2018). · cites it 4× “Because, however, living with another person without financial benefit did not establish sufficient reason to refashion an award of alimony under General Statutes § 46b-8 [2], the legislature imposed the additional requirement that the party making alimony payments prove that…”
Boreen v. Boreen, 217 A.3d 1040 (Conn. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 4× “182 , 187–88, 112 A.3d 144 (2015), our Supreme Court rejected a similar argument from the plaintiff, who argued that ‘‘the agreement’s reference to § 46b-86 (b) means that the alimony award is not terminated upon cohabitation, although that is the sole remedy set forth in the…”
Lynch v. Lynch, 100 A.3d 968 (Conn. App. Ct. 2014). · cites it 6× “The plaintiff also claims that the court improperly granted the defendant’s May 1, 2013 motion for contempt regarding his nonpayment of alimony under the financial orders fashioned on remand because General Statutes § 46b-8 required the court to hear his concurrently filed…”
Vincent v. Vincent, 627 A.2d 469 (Conn. App. Ct. 1993). · cites it 5× “Practice Book § 464; General Statutes § 46b-8. Practice Book § 464 provides in pertinent part: “Upon an application for a modification of an award of .”
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