Custody

Connecticut Legal Custody

Connecticut Legal Custody Overview Types of Child Custody For starters, child custody is divided into two categories: physical custody and legal custody. Physical custody, is where the child primarily lives and where the day-to-day care is provided. Full custody? Connecticut legal custody is often overlooked and even misunderstood. I often hear parents say they want […]

Shared Custody in Connecticut

Shared Custody in Connecticut is gaining momentum in the Family Court. Now comes a proposed bill to establish a rebuttable presumption that joint custody and equal shared parenting time are in the best interest of a minor child. The bill stipulates that this presumption can be challenged with “clear and convincing evidence”. If the court […]

Emergency Custody Hearings

Emergency Custody Hearings and denial of parenting time in Connecticut. What can be done for parents who are separated from their children? The statutory language set forth in Conn. Gen. Stat. 46b-56f is the applicable standard for “emergency ex parte order of temporary custody,” identified as a Priority 1 Business Function under these circumstances. I […]

Connecticut Custody Application

A Connecticut Custody Application is the way non-married parents set a parenting plan. It is also used for married parents with children who live apart and for divorced parents who failed to address custody and visitation at the time of their divorce. The Family Court must first determine that it has jurisdiction to hear […]

Proposed Parental Responsibility Plan

A Proposed Parental Responsibility Plan must be completed if there is a dispute about a child’s custody, visitation or decision making. The form must be filed in the Family Court on before the Case Management Date in any pending divorce, legal separation or custody action in Connecticut. Each parent is required to file their own […]

Soberlink

Connecticut Family Courts are faced with ensuring a child’s safety. In cases where alcohol use need to be monitored judges have used Soberlink technology. Read about how this alcohol monitoring breathalyzer and recovery management software system works in addiction treatment below. Source: Alcohol Monitoring Breathalyzer with Recovery Software | Soberlink Contact me online or call me […]

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