Can a spouse get an order excluding their soon to be ex from living in the marital residence once a divorce is filed? Or as I usually hear it: “Can I kick my husband/wife out of the house?” Well – it depends. While a Connecticut divorce is pending, either spouse may file a Motion for…
Most people realize that divorce courts decide issues of custody, award support and distribute property. But an often overlooked aspect of a divorce is the assignment of debt and liabilities. And credit card debt in a Connecticut divorce often gets overlooked the most. Unlike community property states, Connecticut divorce courts apply the concept of equitable…
School is now in full swing and, as a parent recently divorced or considering divorce, you have begun to understand the impact that school has on child custody. This is especially true if you and the other parent live in different cities, states or even countries. In Connecticut and states around the country, a child…
Automatic Orders in a Connecticut divorce are essentially restraining orders, which take effect at the beginning of a divorce case. The Orders are designed to maintain the “status quo” so that one spouse does not take advantage of the other spouse. The Orders attempt to make the early stages of a divorce more efficient and…
Effective August 15, 2011, Connecticut Practice Book Section 25-2A requires: If a party to a divorce wishes to enforce a premarital or postnuptial they must disclose the existence of the agreement within 60 days of the return date of the divorce complaint and demand its enforcement. If a party to a divorce seeks to avoid…