Because nearly 6,000 people died in distracted driving accidents in 2008 – Because drivers using cell phones are four times more likely to get into injury-causing car accidents – Because cell phone use while driving significantly reduces cognitive activity necessary for driving (by 37 percent) – Because texting while driving is as dangerous, if not […]
Last week was National Teen Driver Safety Week, a week when organizations across the country and in Connecticut got the message out to parents and their teens: drive safely. Motor vehicle accidents are still the leading cause of death for teens in the U.S. In fact, teenagers are involved in fatal accidents three times as often […]
New York parents who just learned that Administration of Children Services (ACS) planned to pursue adoption of their eight children made a bold move. During a supervised visit, they loaded the children in a van and made a run for it. After a nationwide search, the parents and the children were found a week later […]
A Connecticut divorce court has the authority to divide the personal property (i.e. cars, home furnishings, clothing etc.) of the spouses. Notwithstanding, judges prefer not to have to decide issues of personal property since it becomes a tedious and time consuming process. Unless the personal property in dispute has significant economic (antiques, jewelry, stamp collection) […]
Because he wants to talk. Apparently there is a prenuptial agreement that does more than just divide property and settle support. The prenup also contains a confidentiality clause which prohibits Kim and Kris from discussing publicly the details of their “marriage.” Kim wants to make it simple. She wants a divorce. After all, it was […]
In determining the validity of a prenuptial agreement, Connecticut law requires fair and reasonable disclosure of amount, character, and value of property, financial obligations and income before the execution of a prenuptial agreement. In a recent Connecticut divorce, the judge found a prenuptial agreement valid and enforceable even though the agreement failed to include the […]