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…
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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…
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…