Family Law Blog

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...

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...

Pursuant to Connecticut Practice Book § 25-11, the order of pleadings in a connection divorce action is (a) Plaintiff's Complaint, (b) Defendant's Motion to Dismiss the Complaint, (c) Defendant's Motion to Strike the Complaint of Claims for Relief, (d) Defendant's...

It is possible to initiate, work through, and finalize a divorce during COVID. And you will not even have to go to Court. Our office is handling these cases regularly and with positive results. In some instances, the parties were already contemplating divorce before...

What Is A Separation Agreement? A separation agreement incorporates the terms of the parties’ final agreement on all outstanding issues connected with their divorce or legal separation. What Topics Are Included In A Separation Agreement? Separation agreements cover...

You and your spouse will no longer be spending a long life together as you had once planned.  During marriage spouses typically designate one another as beneficiaries of life insurance policies, retirement plans, wills, and trusts.  A divorce disrupts the long-term...