Connecticut
For Connecticut, statute is Sec. 53-304; who owes the duty is Any person who neglects or refuses to furnish reasonably necessary support to the person's spouse, child under the age of eighteen or parent under the age of sixty-five; condition on the parent is parent under the age of sixty-five; ability-to-pay qualifier is in such amount as the court may find commensurate with the necessities of the case and the ability of such person; civil or criminal is criminal, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
- State
- Connecticut our reading
- Statute
- Sec. 53-304 verified
- Who owes the duty
- Any person who neglects or refuses to furnish reasonably necessary support to the person's spouse, child under the age of eighteen or parent under the age of sixty-five verified
- Condition on the parent
- parent under the age of sixty-five verified
- Ability-to-pay qualifier
- in such amount as the court may find commensurate with the necessities of the case and the ability of such person verified
- Civil or criminal
- criminal our reading
- Penalty
- shall be imprisoned not more than one year verified
- Who may bring the action
- prosecuted before any court of this state in the same manner as if such offense had been committed within the territorial jurisdiction of such court verified
- Defences in the statute
- unless the person shows to the court before which the trial is had that, owing to physical incapacity or other good cause, the person is unable to furnish such support verified
- Limited to public assistance cases
- not stated our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
Sec. 53-304. Nonsupport. Support orders and agreements. Administration of oaths by family relations counselors and support enforcement officers. (a) Any person who neglects or refuses to furnish reasonably necessary support to the person's spouse, child under the age of eighteen or parent under the age of sixty-five shall be deemed guilty of nonsupport and shall be imprisoned not more than one year, unless the person shows to the court before which the trial is had that, owing to physical incapacity or other good cause, the person is unable to furnish such support.
— cga.ct.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
Where each value comes from
This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.
Who owes the duty
Sec. 53-304. Nonsupport. Support orders and agreements. Administration of oaths by family relations counselors and support enforcement officers. (a) Any person who neglects or refuses to furnish reasonably necessary support to the person's spouse, child under the age of eighteen or parent under the age of sixty-five shall be deemed guilty of nonsupport
Condition on the parent and Limited to public assistance cases
(a) Any person who neglects or refuses to furnish reasonably necessary support to the person's spouse, child under the age of eighteen or parent under the age of sixty-five shall be deemed guilty of nonsupport and shall be imprisoned not more than one year
Ability-to-pay qualifier
may order that the person convicted shall pay to the Commissioner of Administrative Services directly or through Support Enforcement Services of the Superior Court, such support, in such amount as the court may find commensurate with the necessities of the case and the ability of such person, for such period as the court shall determine.
Civil or criminal, Penalty and Defences in the statute
shall be deemed guilty of nonsupport and shall be imprisoned not more than one year, unless the person shows to the court before which the trial is had that, owing to physical incapacity or other good cause, the person is unable to furnish such support.
Who may bring the action
(b) Any person who violates any provision of this section may be prosecuted before any court of this state in the same manner as if such offense had been committed within the territorial jurisdiction of such court.
— all from cga.ct.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
Source
- cga.ct.govhttps://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_946.htm