GETTING YOUR PRIORITIES STRAIGHT IN CHILD CUSTODY OR ACCESS DISPUTES
Full-blown custody and access disputes cost plenty – not only in dollars – but in the toll they take on families. Once in a while, when one parent is truly neglectful, abusive, or struggling with...
View ArticleCONNECTICUT’S DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ANNOUNCES BIG CHANGES IN...
Last year, the new Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF), Joette Katz, called an end to surprise home visits in most cases of reported child abuse or neglect....
View ArticleCONTRACTORS IGNORE THE CONNECTICUT HOME IMPROVEMENT ACT AT THEIR PERIL
Last month the Connecticut Supreme Court issued a decision in favor of a fencing contractor who had failed strictly to comply with the terms of the Connecticut Home Improvement Act which provides a...
View ArticleChanging Your Name? A Dilemma for Divorcing Women
Writing this month for the New York Times, Megan Wood speaks of divorce as an opportunity for women to create a new identity — a trend that is, apparently, gaining some traction. The idea of name...
View ArticleAlimony Order Against Unemployed Lawyer Overturned
In a decision to be released next week, Keller vs. Keller, the Connecticut Appellate Court has overturned a hefty order of alimony and support entered by a Superior Court judge. The Defendant husband...
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