Sec. 52-362c. Voluntary wage deduction authorization for support. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 52-362c. Voluntary wage deduction authorization for support. A voluntary wage deduction authorization for payment of amounts due for support shall have the same force and effect as a wage withholding order issued under section 52-362 and all payments under such authorization shall be made to the state disbursement unit established and maintained by the Commissioner of Social Services in accordance with subsection (j) of section 17b-179. A voluntary wage deduction authorization under this section shall have the same priority over execution issued under section 52-361a as is provided for wage withholding issued under section 52-362.

      (1972, P.A. 214; P.A. 74-183, S. 101, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 490, 681; P.A. 82-472, S. 141, 183; P.A. 83-581, S. 36, 40; P.A. 89-195, S. 4; 89-360, S. 16, 45; P.A. 90-213, S. 39, 56; P.A. 93-396, S. 9; P.A. 99-193, S. 13.)

      History: P.A. 74-183 replaced circuit court with court of common pleas and "circuit" with "county or judicial district", effective December 31, 1974; P.A. 76-436 removed specific references to court of common pleas, reflecting transfer of all trial jurisdiction to superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 82-472 deleted obsolete reference to filing of orders in counties; P.A. 83-581 replaced a reference to "section 52-361" with "section 52-361a"; P.A. 89-195 and P.A. 89-360 applied provisions to authorizations signed by family support magistrates; P.A. 90-213 changed office to which payments are to be made from the family relations office to the bureau of collection services and changed the name of the family relations office to the support enforcement division; P.A. 93-396 removed provisions concerning circumstances under which voluntary wage execution was allowed to take effect and substituted references to withholdings for references to executions; P.A. 99-193 deleted provision re authorization signed by a judge or family support magistrate of the court, deleted provision re payments payable to the bureau of collection services and added provision re payments made to the state disbursement unit established and maintained by the Commissioner of Social Services.

      Cited. 234 C. 194.