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Like most areas in life, the COVID pandemic has had a significant impact on the court system, including the divorce process. As Connecticut begins to transition to life after COVID, the Connecticut Judicial Branch is also changing the divorce process. The initial...
Collaborative Divorce is a specialized and rapidly growing practice in Divorce and Matrimonial Law. A departure from the traditional style of divorce, it is carried out in a series of privately held sessions with Collaborative Divorce Professionals in the fields of...
What is a Case Date? In 2021, the Connecticut Judicial Branch unveiled a new Pathways Process for Connecticut family law cases, including divorce, custody, and visitation cases. The Pathways Process changes the way that family law cases are handled in the State of...
The number one question I am asked is, “Does the affair matter in divorce?” It’s not a simplistic answer. But, for the most part, Courts don’t give much or any weight to infidelity unless it is part of other egregious behavior affecting the family or results in...
Divorces are never an easy thing for anyone involved. Many divorces are riddled with emotional complications and difficult decisions, and the legal process itself can be difficult to navigate and can lead to confusion. During the divorce process, a lot of questions...
What is Connecticut’s Law regarding Payment of Legal Fees in a Divorce? It is typical for people in Westport, Greenwich, and Stamford who are contemplating divorce to have questions regarding how legal fees will be paid. Fairfield County divorce litigants want to know...
Mediation is a voluntary dispute resolution method that may be used in divorce cases either at the outset of a case or at any stage of a case prior to trial. A divorce mediator is a trained neutral who works directly with the parties to reach agreement. Divorcing...
Before 2021, Connecticut law prohibited the arbitration of child custody and visitation or child support issues. As a result, arbitration was generally only available to parties to a divorce or other family relations matter to resolve financial issues such as alimony,...
Can I Access my Spouse’s E-mails, Phones, or Computers? The short answer is no, unless you received explicit authorization to do so or maintain a shared account. An example of a shared account could be a family cloud account, e-mail account, calendar, computer, or...
Just as Zoom has become a word to describe all video conferences, Bitcoin has become the term to describe all cryptocurrencies. Previously individuals came to our office concerned their spouse was hiding assets in a Swiss or offshore bank account. With...
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