The Connecticut Family courts just took a another step towards reopening while taking a giant step backward at the same time. The Connecticut Family court is now allowing Family Court Agreements to be filed and handled remotely without the need to be in-person at court. The operative word is “Agreements”. There is now in place … Read More…
CT FEDERAL COURT NOTICE
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SUPERSEDING GENERAL ORDER IN RE: COURT OPERATIONS UNDER THE EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY COVID-19 WHEREAS, the President of the United States has declared a national emergency, and the Governor of the State of Connecticut has declared a public health emergency throughout the State; WHEREAS, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised people … Read More…
VISITATION REFUSAL DURING COVID-19 REPERCUSSIONS
Categories: NewsWe are in the midst of the coronavirus crisis without the availability of the courts to steer family problems. Visitation refusals due to Covid-19 will have repercussions. Problems with visitation and custody battles during the Coronavirus crisis are universal, as demonstrated in this article on how California courts and family practitioners are handling these issues: … Read More…
MODIFYING FAMILY LAW COURT ORDERS UNDER COVID-19
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If you lost your job, partially or fully, or were furloughed due to Covid-19 you need to act now to seek a modification of your alimony and/or child support orders. If you feel that in fulfilling your visitation orders your child or children may be in danger from the coronavirus you need to act properly. … Read More…
SOCIAL MEDIA & COMPUTERS DANGERS
Categories: NewsWhen was the last time you did a cleaning of your Social media and computer? If you are planning to file for a divorce the time to do that cleaning is now! Most spouses have access to each others computer if they are not actually sharing a computer. What lies on your computer and … Read More…
FIXING CORONAVIRUS VISITATION
Categories: NewsCovid-19 makes following many visitation orders difficult. Visitation is an individual matter defined by parenting plans that do not likely anticipate a pandemic. The new rules we live in raises many concerns over travel, the possibility of infection as children switch houses to meet agreed visitation. The most common question we get now is how … Read More…
CT COVID-19 ORDERS SUSPEND CT STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
Categories: NewsJust a short time ago we told you how waiting out filing your court case could lose you your rights as you may miss your start date with the Connecticut statute of limitations. That problem is temporarily no longer an issue. Thanks to the latest Connecticut Covid-19 order, (see Paragraph 2(e) of this Order), issued … Read More…
EXECUTING A WILL IN A SOCIAL DISTANCING CLIMATE
Categories: NewsThe current coronavirus crisis has many unexpected blocks to our means of protecting our selves and our families. Today I led a discussion on a forum for attorneys and with representatives of the State Bar on how we can execute Estate documents for clients, like Wills, Living Wills, Voluntary Conservatorships and more, without having to … Read More…
COURTS TO FURTHER REDUCE OPEN FACILITIES
Categories: NewsFurthering the Judicial Branch’s coronavirus mitigation plan the court is now reducing the number of courthouses to be open to one in each Judicial District. COURT NOTICE These locations are only handling the Priority 1 Functions as detailed in the court’s March 13, 2020 notice. The important take away here is that the court is … Read More…
Why Now Is The Time To Start Your Divorce
Categories: NewsWith the Connecticut courts cutting back on scheduling hearings and jury trials due to the coronavirus you may think of putting your legal battles off. That is definitely the wrong decision. We need to get ahead of the coronavirus with social distancing. You also need to get ahead of the lineup for the courts when … Read More…