Inability To Pay

Inability To Pay Legal Definition

Inability To Pay in Connecticut

In the contempt proceedings before the family (see Family Law in Connecticut) support magistrate, the magistrate acknowledged that inability to pay an order is a defense to a charge of contempt. See Mallory v. Mallory, 207 Connecticut 48, 57, 539 A.2d 995 (1988); Mays v. Mays, 193 Connecticut 261, 264, 476 A.2d 1562 (1984); Tobey v. Tobey, 165 Connecticut 742, 746, 345 A.2d 21 (1974). These cases also hold, however, that the defendant has the burden of proof on this issue . . . . Perry v. Perry, 222 Connecticut 799, 805 (1992). INDIAN child (see Children Protection in Connecticut) PROTECTION AND family (see Family Law in Connecticut) VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACT. 25 U.S.C. §§3201 et seq.

Note: Definition based in the Connecticut Judicial Branch Family Glossary