Family Law
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Eric S. v. Tiffany S.
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Monday, June 10, 2013
The violation of a domestic restraining order issued pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes §46b-15 is a civil contempt and the sanctions that may be imposed are limited to civil contempt remedies.
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Vella v. Howden
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Monday, June 10, 2013
A court may not order parents to contribute a greater amount toward college tuition, room and board than the parents would pay if their child attended the University of Connecticut full time.
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Stein v. Wilcox
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Monday, June 10, 2013
A court can find that a court in another state will provide the more convenient forum for resolution of a father's request for custody, because most of the caregivers, evidence and medical records for the minor child are located in the other state.
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Nedder v. Nedder
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Monday, June 10, 2013
A court can discount one party's claim that the other party is not a competent parent and award joint custody, with primary residence with one party and visitation with the other party.
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McKean v. McKean
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Monday, June 10, 2013
A court can award a homemaker a safe harbor, so that the homemaker can earn up to a certain amount, without the homemaker's earnings constituting a basis to modify support.
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In Re: Baby Girl Doe
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Monday, June 10, 2013
A court can find that biological parents abandoned their child, as a result of evidence that the parents have not had any contact since birth, have not developed any parental relationship and have not provided any financial or emotional support.
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Delmonaco v. Delmonaco
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Monday, June 10, 2013
A court may order that one party transfer 50 percent of his interests in his 401(k) to the other party and that the parties share equally any market fluctuations, prior to the transfer.
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Dickinson v. Dickinson
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Monday, June 10, 2013
Unsworn representations of counsel are not evidence.
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Wilson v. Department of Children and Families
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Monday, June 10, 2013
A parent can be placed on the child abuse registry, as a result of allegations of domestic violence.
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Juma v. Aomo
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Monday, June 10, 2013
For a judgment granted in a foreign nation, there are a number of exceptions to a court's application of the principle of comity, most notably, lack of jurisdiction and denial of due process of law.
