Making the decision to end your marriage probably required a great deal of thought. Once you made the decision, you may have reacted as other Connecticut residents have in the past, and your fight or flight instincts told you to rush into the divorce process in order...
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Dividing real estate assets in divorce
When couples choose to divorce, the prospect of fairly dividing assets and liabilities can seem overwhelming. This is especially true when a couple owns more complex assets, such as multiple real estate holdings.For many couples, a family home is the most significant...
Couples don’t have to use divorce mediation
Facing the end of a marriage is an emotional time. Perhaps making it even more stressful is the barrage of media coverage telling Connecticut couples that divorce mediation is the way the way to go. In fact, the media may actually border on shaming people into feeling...
Using family law to help ensure the success of a business
Most Connecticut entrepreneurs take care to review the legal and business decisions they need to make when starting a new business. They may even consult with an attorney regarding the formation and planning involved. However, they may not consider how family law...
Trust funds and divorce: Court allows transfers to protect funds
Trusts are legal tools that can serve a number of functions. One function is to protect assets from creditors. An interesting case questions whether a spouse going through a divorce counts as a creditor. If so, is it legal for the managers of the trust, the trustees,...
Is your spouse attempting to invalidate your prenup in a divorce?
Before getting married, you may have spent a substantial amount of time working through the creation of a prenuptial agreement. The goal then was to sort out some financial issues and provide a plan for dividing assets and debts should the marriage end. Now that you...
Family law issues: Overcoming an objection to an adoption
Many Connecticut residents have children outside of wedlock. When the relationship with the father of a child ends, the mother may find love again and marry. Her husband may wish to adopt her child, but the biological father may come forward to object. A family law...
