Divorce and Family Law

Child Custody and Visitation During the School Year

School is now in full swing and, as a parent recently divorced or considering divorce, you have begun to understand the impact that school has on child custody. This is especially true if you and the other parent live in different cities, states or even countries. In Connecticut and states around the country, a child […]

Shared Custody and Child Support in Connecticut

What is shared custody and how does it affect child support in Connecticut? A parenting plan may call for the parents to share custody of a child. In such an arrangement, the child essentially has two homes with toys, clothes and other possessions in the homes of both parents. Shared custody does not always result […]

Automatic Orders in a Connecticut Divorce

Automatic Orders in a Connecticut divorce are essentially restraining orders, which take effect at the beginning of a divorce case. The Orders are designed to maintain the “status quo” so that one spouse does not take advantage of the other spouse. The Orders attempt to make the early stages of a divorce more efficient and […]

New Connecticut requirements for enforcing or avoiding Premarital and Postnuptial Agreements

Effective August 15, 2011, Connecticut Practice Book Section 25-2A requires: If a party to a divorce wishes to enforce a premarital or postnuptial they must disclose the existence of the agreement within 60 days of the return date of the divorce complaint and demand its enforcement. If a party to a divorce seeks to avoid […]

Facebook fiasco – divorcing couple scamming each other

Suspicion. Sneaky. Stupidty. Slammer. Haven’t we learned that social media and divorce don’t mix? Read about yet another article about divorcing folks behaving badly. Warning: don’t try this at home. The most bizarre use of Facebook in a divorce case ever – The Globe and Mail Who is at greater fault? The spying wife or […]

How to protect your business in the event of a divorce in Connecticut

Are you heading for divorce? Do you own a business? What strategies should you employ if your business is considered a marital asset? The article below, from “Entrepreneur,” sets forth seven maneuvers if divorce is contemplated. These tactics include maintaining good records, obtaining a fair valuation/appraisal, paying yourself a reasonable salary and maybe even firing […]

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