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Post-Divorce Housekeeping
This Week's Blog by Carole T. Orland Post-divorce housekeeping items require your immediate attention Attend to provisions relating to your Parenting Plan and financial distribution Utilize your attorney, accountant, counselor and other professionals to effectuate...
How Does My Divorce Impact My Last Will and Testament?
This Week's Blog by Jaime S. Dursht A divorce has the legal effect of invalidating a Will in its entirety if it was executed prior to January 1, 1977 If the Will was executed after January 1, 1977, only those provisions affecting an ex-spouse are invalidated and the...
Waiver of Estate Rights in a Prenuptial Agreement
In most jurisdictions, including Connecticut, absent a written agreement to the contrary, your spouse will automatically be entitled to receive a minimum share of your estate (the “elective share”) upon your death The “elective share” in Connecticut is comprised of...
Fault versus Cause of the Breakdown of Marriage Factor
This Week's Blog by Christopher J. DeMattie Since 1973 Connecticut has been a “No-Fault” divorce state. Despite being a “No-Fault” divorce state, the Court must at least consider “the causes for the annulment, dissolution of the marriage, or legal separation.” The...
Can You Enforce A Foreign Divorce Judgment in Connecticut?
Divorce Attorneys in Connecticut may be asked to enforce a “foreign divorce.” In Connecticut, the term “foreign divorce” means a divorce that took place in another state or country. If you move to Connecticut after getting divorced in another state, you can enforce...
Common Myths With Respect to Alimony in Connecticut
This Week's Blog by Sarah E. Murray Myth #1: Alimony is awarded for half the length of the marriage Myth #2: Lifetime alimony means that the alimony payor must pay alimony for the rest of his or her life Myth #3: My spouse works full-time; therefore, I do not have to...
Should I Depose My Spouse in Our Divorce Action?
This Week's Blog by Carole T. Orland In all divorces cases in Connecticut a party has the right to depose his or her spouse pursuant to C.G.S.Sections 52-148a-152 and Connecticut Practice Book Sections 13-26. 13-331. A Deposition is a proceeding whereby the deponent...
Connecticut Divorce Decisions: Sex, Drugs, Alcohol, & Abuse
This Week's Blog by Eric J. Broder In a recent Connecticut divorce decision a judge wrote: [The husband] sometimes gave numeric ratings to the wife on her performance in bed; one morning after the parties had engaged in sexual intercourse, the wife woke to find a note...
How Do I Stop or Slow Down My Divorce?
This Week's Blog by Jaime S. Dursht There are instances where one spouse decides to file for divorce while the other spouse strongly desires to salvage the marriage. Sometimes the legal process is well under way when one or both parties suddenly decide to explore the...
Will Cheating Impact My Divorce?
Connecticut is a “no-fault” divorce state; in order to obtain a divorce, one party need only allege that the marriage has “broken down irretrievably.” “No-fault” divorce is distinguishable from the concept of “marital fault” in a divorce. In Connecticut, courts are...
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