Valliere v. Comm'r of Soc. Servs.

**296In this appeal, we consider the relationship between General Statutes § 45a-655 (b) and (d)1 in determining whether a *349spousal support order **297previously rendered by the Probate Court is binding on the defendant, the Commissioner of Social Services (commissioner), when calculating the allowance that may be diverted to the support of the community spouse of a Medicaid eligible institutionalized person pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1396r-5, a provision originally enacted as part of the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 (catastrophic coverage act), Pub. L. No. 100-360, § 303 (a) (1)…