Potential changes to the Child Support Guidelines are coming. The Guidelines were last amended in 2005. Proposed changes include: The treatment of alimony Updating the Guidelines schedule Adding additional deviation criteria Changing the format of the guidelines worksheet Some parents complain about how little child support they receive or how much they have to pay….
This is a common question at an initial consultation. So is the flip side – how much will I have to pay in child support? The custodial parent will naturally want to make sure the payment is enough to absorb the cost of being the primary parent. The noncustodial parent may have limited resources…
Yes – you could date. The question is whether you should date. I find that dating during a divorce can jam people up in three ways: 1. Custody. Sometimes a parent spends far too much time with the new flame and neglects their children in the process. Or the children are not ready to accept…
Here are a few of my thoughts on this touchy subject. When the feeling to divorce is mutual or, if your spouse at least anticipates that a divorce is coming, the conversation tends to be less stressful. Perhaps you have been in marital therapy and both agree that it was unsuccessful. Maybe there have…
Pensions are classified as marital property in Connecticut. Therefore, a judge may award part or all of pension to a spouse as part of a Connecticut divorce. Judges consider many factors when dividing pensions in a Connecticut divorce. The most important of these are the length of the marriage, the income of the spouses, earning…
In Connecticut, parents involved in a divorce must complete a Parenting Education Program if they have children under age 18. The program is designed to educate parents on the developmental stages of children, adjustment of children to parental separation, dispute resolution and conflict management for parents, guidelines for visitation, stress reduction in children and cooperative…