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If there is one thing a divorcing couple is likely to agree on is that they want what's in the best interests of their children. When it comes to child custody issues in Connecticut, parents typically strive to reach an agreement on how to best parent their children,...
Children who have been used to living in a two-parent household and suddenly find their lives uprooted by divorce need all the support they can get. When it comes to child custody in Connecticut, research has shown that when parents share custody, their children fare...
If one individual in a marriage comes into money through an inheritance left to him or her without mention of a spouse, what happens to that inheritance if the couple splits depends on what was done with the money? If a Connecticut couple decides to divorce and one...
Couples get divorced for a reason -- sometimes many. Collaborative divorce in Connecticut, often touted as a more peaceful means to end a marriage, may not be the best way of handling a split. Sometimes the animosity between a couple may be too great for them to...
There are all kinds of issues that surround divorce. Some can be more complicating than others. For instance, what happens in a divorce situation when one partner holds dual citizenship? How do the laws of another country affect divorce in the United States, including...
Sometimes it takes more than DNA to make a father. Sometimes a good father doesn't even share the same DNA with his non-biological child, yet still feels a paternal bond with the child. Family law in Connecticut addresses these types of situations.If a...
The best divorce scenarios happen when the two people involved agree to bring things to the table to discuss them rationally. That might be difficult to do in certain divorce circumstances, but collaborative divorce in Connecticut might save a lot of time and money....
Most teachers agree that, if their students' parents are divorcing, it's best if they know about it. Although there is nothing under family law in Connecticut that says parents are obliged to tell their children's teachers should they decide to separate, it may be in...
Gray divorce -- a term used for couples who divorce after the age of 50 -- is on the upswing. Gone are the days when divorce was a bad word. Some Connecticut couples who have been married for decades are breaking with the convention of their generation and divorcing...
The way alimony is taxed would be changed if a recent tax bill coming out of Washington becomes law. The way things are set up now -- Connecticut included -- is that alimony payments are tax deductible for the former spouse who is paying. The ex spouse who...