Further changes are afoot in the world of family law, this time buried in the 113-page Act Concerning Court Operations, which was signed into law by Gov. Ned Lamont on June 28. This act, also known as Public Act No. 21-104, among many other changes, repealed and replaced Connecticut General Statutes §§46b-66 and 52-408.

With the passage of the act, it will become permissible under law to arbitrate issues pertaining to child support, child custody and visitation in actions for dissolution of marriage. The prior prohibition against arbitration agreements, including “issues related to child support, visitation and custody,” was stricken from Conn. Gen. Stat. §46b-66 (effective as of the date of passage) and from Conn. Gen. Stat. §52-408 (effective Oct. 1) by the act. Given that one of the prohibitions is not repealed until Oct. 1, the parties would be best advised to wait until Oct. 1 to enter into such an arbitration agreement.

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