Last week was the fourth anniversary of the toughening of Connecticut’s teen driving laws. And, looking at the statistics, it appears the stricter laws have worked to reduce fatal car accidents caused by teenage drivers. The year before the law was enacted, seven 16- and 17-year-old drivers died in Connecticut car accidents. Since then, the […]
Questions about Stamford sole custody? Hopefully this blog will help. The concept of sole custody can be appear confusing. Perhaps parents have watched too many TV divorce dramas or derived their knowledge from speaking with family, friends and neighbors. So – what does Connecticut sole custody really mean? Sole custody gives ultimate decision-making power to one […]
New blood tests are becoming available that can determine paternity as early as the eight week of pregnancy. Proponents of these tests believe that establishing paternity will allow the mother to terminate the pregnancy if the preferred father is, in fact, not the father. In addition, fathers may be more willing to offer financial support […]
I just read an article in the Wall Street Journal about divorce lawyers who only represent men. I was curious – how do these lawyers get better results for their male clients? Is there a different approach based on the gender of the client? Lawyers Carve Out ‘Divorce for Men’ Niche – WSJ.com There was […]
I am seeing more and more shared custody arrangements in Connecticut. In a shared custody situation, both parents have significant parenting time with their child. Some shared custody plans call for an exact 50/50 time sharing scenario while other plans are not necessarily an exact division of time. There are countless shared custody schedules, which […]
On occasion, I get a phone call that sounds something like this: “Hey I have this great personal injury case – I have to tell you all about it.” Or “I have clear case of slander. It’s a slam dunk!” These cases rarely live up to the hype. Typically, the potential client knows the case […]