Attend the Connecticut Child Support Guidelines Hearings

August 28, 2013

By Rita Fuerst Adams, National Executive Director, National Parents Organization

National Parents Organization of Connecticut is seeking volunteers to respond to Connecticut’s Department of Social Services proposed amendments to the child support guidelines. We need volunteers to attend the hearings and help get other members to attend the hearings.

Please email us if you will attend a hearing or are interested in getting more members to attend.

The Connecticut Executive Committee is writing National Parents Organization of Connecticut’s formal response representing our views and recommendations. It will be posted on the website when it is competed.

From our experience in Massachusetts, we have learned that attendance is important.

Proposed changes to the child support guidelines include:

Update of the guidelines schedule

Revisions and additions to definitions

The treatment of alimony

Calculation of payments when another child resides with a parent

Revisions to the higher combined income portion of the guidelines schedule

Changes to health care coverage to accord with existing law

Calculation of arrears payment for emancipated children

Additional deviation criterion for when the total child support award exceeds 55% of obligor’s net income

Changes to the guidelines worksheet including simplification and format

Other technical changes.

You may submit written comments on the Child Support and Arrearage Guidelines to the Commission on or before October 15, 2013 at the following address:

Commission for Child Support Guidelines

c/o David A. Mulligan, Chair

Department of Social Services

25 Sigourney Street

Hartford, CT 06106-5033

Or email.

Please copy us on your submission.

The hearings dates and locations are:

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

6:00-8:00 PM

Department of Social Services

New Haven District Office

50 Humphrey Street

New Haven, CT

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

6:00-8:00 PM

Department of Social Services

Norwich District Office

401 West Thames Street, Unit 102

Norwich, CT

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

6:00-8:00 PM

Department of Social Services

Waterbury District Office

249 Thomaston Avenue

Waterbury CT.

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

6:00-8:00 PM

Department of Social Services

925 Housatonic Avenue

Bridgeport, CT

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

2:00-4:00 PM

Department of Social Services

Central Office

Mezzanine 2AB

25 Sigourney Street

Hartford, CT