New Financial Affidavits
11/22/13 -- The Judicial Branch has created two new
financial affidavits - JD-FM-6 SHORT
and JD-FM-6 LONG, based on the recommendations of the
Family Commission.
The work involved the combined efforts of many individuals over an extended
period of time and everyone’s efforts are greatly appreciated.
The reasons
for creating the new forms include:
- a more user-friendly format for the
parties, the attorneys, the Judges, and the Family Support Magistrates;
- a
more accurate and comprehensive listing of finances; and
- an increased
accountability of the filer.
The threshold criteria for using one version
rather than the other pertains to the party’s annual gross income and total
net assets being above or below $75,000. The Office of the Chief Court
Administrator has approved these new forms in accordance with Practice Book
Sections 25-30 and 25a-15, and they are to be used effective January 1,
2014.
When completed online, these forms are fillable with additional electronic
functionality that permits the expansion or reduction in the size of certain
selected fields of the forms. Hard copies of both new forms will be
available at the Judicial District Clerks Offices and the Court Service
Centers.
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