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Leaving a child at home alone may make a parent's heart race. Family law rules in Connecticut and other states make it clear that there is an appropriate age to leave children at home alone for short periods of time. Authorities in all areas agree that kids age 7 or...
Losing a parent is devastating to a child. But when that parent is the custodial parent according to a child custody agreement coming out of a divorce, it can be even more life-altering for a child in many ways. The law in Connecticut has proper procedures in place...
Children are pretty resilient, but even the most easygoing kids may take it hard when they're told their parents are divorcing. Divorce is a hard pill for Connecticut adults to swallow let alone kids, and the psychological effects can be profound. A lot depends upon...
You have a lot of different issues to worry about when you're facing divorce. If you have children, you're likely worried about ensuring a fair and positive custody agreement. It's also likely that both you and your former spouse have concerns about the process of...
The American Academy of Pediatrics tells parents that spanking isn't a positive form of disciplining a child and suggests it should be avoided. Under family law in Connecticut there are no hard and fast rules about disciplining children. Apart from not using...
When a marriage ends, it may be accompanied by a myriad of emotions. Connecticut couples who divorce may feel like they're in the spotlight, yet marriage breakups are so common today that few very people think twice about it. In fact, just a little more than 50...
Parents who divorce usually work out how they plan to provide for their child during the divorce or custody negotiation. However, the specifics are not always as clear when it comes to college education. This is especially true for parents who split while the child is...
In this technological age, much of how people communicate with each other involves electronic devices, whether they be cell phones or computers. Social media is commonplace and some married people have gotten into trouble in their technological communications either...
The old adage, kissin' cousins, can be taken quite literally in some states, though less so in others. Despite what people think about the moral aspects of first cousins marrying, one of the states that allows such marriages under family law rules is Connecticut....
Gone are the days when one partner in a marriage had to ask the other for a divorce. That's not to say it's always easy to tell a spouse it's over. If the marriage has been overtly sad and bad for some time, bringing up divorce may not be such a surprise. But if...