When it comes to children, splitting and sharing custody are not the same thing. Shared custody in Connecticut refers to a parenting plan where both parents have equal or close to equal parenting time with the children. The children essentially have two homes. Split custody is in arrangement where siblings live in different households…
Emergency Custody requires a parent to act quickly. There are times when a parent needs to assume custody immediately to protect their child. If DCF has not already filed for Temporary Custody in Juvenile Court then the parent should request immediate custody by filing an emergency motion in Family Court. Here’s how it works: 1….
More fathers in Connecticut are “winning” custody according to a recent article in the Connecticut Post. By the way, “winning” is a lousy characterization. Divorcing with children must be put in its proper context. Any time parents involved in custody or visitation litigation think in terms of “winning” and “losing” they have sadly missed the…