With 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…
CONNECTICUT JUDICIAL COURT ‘S CORONAVIRUS NEW MEASURES
Categories: NewsConnecticut State Court issued a new Covid-19 aka Coronavirus alert. Effective March 16 through March 27 Connecticut State Courts are taking measures due to Covid-19 concerns. The court will schedule and hear only those matters identified by the court as “Priority 1 Business Functions” as defined in the alert which is which can be found … Read More…
COURT & THE CORONAVIRUS – Follow-up
Categories: NewsAs a follow-up on our Courts & the Coronavirus article please note that both the Federal and State of Connecticut Courts have suspended jury trials. State Court jury trials are suspended for thirty days. Federal court jury trials are suspended to April 10, 2020. Exceptions to these suspensions in State Court only are that jury … Read More…
COURTS AND THE CORONAVIRUS
Categories: NewsCOVID-19, aka the coronavirus, is spreading across the globe with countries taking stronger and stronger stances on controlling it. One of the best recommendations is for people not to go to crowded locations. That is difficult when you have a court date you must attend, be it for jury duty, a criminal, motor vehicle violation, … Read More…
Dangers of Do-It-Yourself Divorce
Categories: NewsDANGERS OF DO-IT-YOURSELF DIVORCE The percentage of divorces that include at least one party not being represented by an attorney has skyrocketed. A large reason for this is people watch many TV shows and movies depicting court matters. Seeing so many shows about court proceedings make people feel comfortable doing it on their own. Connecticut … Read More…
Surviving the Emotional Divorce Rollercoaster
Categories: NewsGetting 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: DivorceAs 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: DivorceGrounds 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: DivorceCHANGING 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: DivorceSupport 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…