Getting a divorce can be an emotional rollercoaster. Here are eight tips of how to better get through your divorce. 1. Be flexible Marriage is a give and take and divorce even more so. Inflexibility of either party just puts money in the attorneys’ pocket. 2. Avoid Spending Money On Personal Pleasure A divorce … Read More…
Better Parenting Through Divorce
Categories: Divorce, NewsTags: alimony, contempt, courts, custody, divorce, modification, support, visitationAs published in the Connecticut Post. Many people wonder why there is no class required to become a parent. Many states have such a course but it is not required until the parent’s file for a divorce. Contrary to what you would expect of a required parenting course the curriculum is not about the everyday … Read More…
Grounds For Divorce
Categories: Divorce, NewsTags: alimony, contempt, courts, custody, divorce, modification, support, visitationGrounds for Dissolution of Marriage; Legal Separation; Annulment Connecticut is a No-Fault Divorce state. That means that a finding that the marriage has broken down irretrievably is sufficient to get a divorce. Proof of irretrievable breakdown is required and is a determination of the court based on the facts. Simple incompatibility is not enough. A … Read More…
Changing your name after divorce?
Categories: DivorceTags: alimony, contempt, courts, custody, divorce, modification, support, visitationCHANGING A NAME IN A DIVORCE IS NOT ALWAYS A GOOD THING. If you have used a name for many years & have children from the marriage using your marital last name, reverting to your Maiden Name may be problematic. You have to balance the difficulty of people not being able to find you after … Read More…
Why must I pay child support if the kids are with me for so much visitation time?
Categories: DivorceTags: alimony, courts, custody, divorce, modification, support, visitationSupport is not based on the time the custodial parent has the child but to insure there is a home for the child to return to after visitations as well. If primary custody has changed since the time of your divorce, with your having your children substantially more than was contemplated in your divorce decree, … Read More…
Basic Estate Planning
Categories: Estate & ProbateTags: Conservatorship, Estates, Living Will, Probate, WillsFor purposes of this article it is assumed that your assets, including life insurance proceeds, are under the taxable level for estate and gift tax guidelines. If your estate is over the said guidelines more extensive and elaborate estate planning is needed than can be discussed herein. Your estate includes all assets held by you … Read More…
Living Wills
Categories: Estate & ProbateTags: Conservatorship, courts, Living Will, Probate, WillsThe purpose of a Living Will is to provide an incompetent person with a means of having their health care decisions accepted. It is used when the incompetent person is in either a terminal or permanently unconscious condition. The Living Will defines which life sustaining treatments they do or do not wish to have performed … Read More…
Do It Yourself Or Do It Right
Categories: Divorce, NewsTags: alimony, Conservatorship, contempt, custody, divorce, Estates, Living Will, modification, Probate, support, visitation, WillsAs published in the column “Ask the Attorney” for a monthly publication. In consultations I have been asked whether the “Do It Yourself” publication for doing your own divorce, as offered on the State of Connecticut’s Judicial Website, (see Resource Links Page for web site link), will allow me to handle my own divorce without … Read More…
Understanding the End User Licensing Agreement
Categories: Business Law, NewsTags: contract, courts, End User Licensing Agreement, EULAAs published in the column “Ask the Attorney” for a monthly publication. WHAT IS AN EULA & WHY DO I ALWAYS HAVE TO AGREE TO THEM BEFORE INSTALLING SOFTWARE? EULA stands for End User Licensing Agreement. When you buy software you are not buying ownership of the product. The EULA provides you with the license … Read More…
Cruise Line Liability Reality
Categories: Business Law, NewsTags: Cruise liability, Cruises, InjuryAs published in the column “Ask the Attorney” for a monthly publication. A client used his home computer to travel buy tickets on a cruise ship that left out of California and traveled to the Panama Canal. He was injured on the trip while at sea due to the cruise ship’s fault. Since he bought … Read More…