PAS has been defined as “a mental condition in which a child, usually one whose parents are engaged in a high conflict divorce, allies himself or herself strongly with one parent, and rejects a relationship with the other parent, without legitimate justification.” One argument in favor of PAS being recognized as a legitimate mental health…
A Montana lawmaker proposed legislation to require a couple with children under the age of 18 to attend seven sessions of counseling before being granted a divorce. He apparently wants couples to think twice (or seven times) before divorcing. The idea of counseling is not a novel one. What is unique is seven mandatory sessions…
The Huffington Post recently listed the top ten cases which significantly impacted divorce law. These cases cover many areas of divorce law including alimony, pensions, relocation, foreign judgments, palimony and visitation rights for grandparents. This a national list. In fact, no specific Connecticut cases appear on the list. However, some of these cases resulted in…
A lengthy, sixteen-month long divorce case is over but the decision has outraged many people. A North Carolina mother, who has been raising her two children, claims that she lost custody because she has cancer. The judge awarded custody of the children to the father who lives in Chicago. It appears that he argued that…
A New York judge has awarded custody to a father after finding that the mother attempted to “brainwash” the children against the father. In addition, the mother put signs around town that the father was a “deadbeat” and allegedly had her friends picket outside the courthouse when the custody case was being heard. Not surprisingly,…
What is the law in Connecticut concerning the rights of grandparents to visit with their grandchildren? Connecticut General Statutes §46b-59 allows grandparents (and other third parties) to file an application for visitation with a minor child. However, many of these applications are dismissed. This is because Connecticut requires a third party, such as a grandparent,…