O'Bryan v. O'Bryan

Jan 3, 2002
SC 16666
Reporters:
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The plaintiffs petition for certification for ‍​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍appeal from the Appellate Court, 67 Conn. App. 51 (AC 20825), is granted, limited ‍​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍to the following issue:

“Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the ‍​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍trial court did not have authority, under General Statutes § 46b-66, to modify ‍​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍the postmajorify child support provision by requiring that a portion of it ‍​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍be paid directly to the child?”