Connecticut has created a “special” divorce court, which hears lengthy, contested cases involving children. The court is the Middletown Regional Family Trial Docket (RFTD). The RFTD is designed to decide cases quickly and efficiently. One judge is assigned to the case and presides over all aspects of the litigation. Divorce cases and other matters involving…
Sometimes after a divorce, a parent feels that the legal custody (decision-making) or residential custody orders should be changed. Other times, it appears that the visitation or parenting time arrangements are no longer in their child’s best interest. In other words, the Parenting Plan is not working. When this happens, a Modification of a Parenting…
Most parents have unsupervised visitation with their children. But sometimes it is in the child’s best interests that there be supervised visitation. Here are the most common examples leading to supervised visitation: Violence – past physical abuse of a child such that the child needs to be protected from the parent for the child’s own…
Connecticut joint custody is sometimes misunderstood. It is often used too loosely or incorrectly. There are two aspects to Connecticut joint custody. So when creating a Parenting Plan start with these questions: Where will the child live? This is called residential or physical custody. Generally, there are three variations: 1. The most common arrangement is…
Parenting Plans in Connecticut can vary greatly. Some are quite detailed – others just cover the basics. Many people think that a Parenting Plan is really just limited to a custody or visitation arrangement but it is much more than that. So, what are the essential elements of Parenting Plan? At a minimum, every Parenting…
Unfortunately, this is all too common. A parent shows up late to pick up the child for visitation or drops the child off late from visitation. Sometimes a parent does not show up at all. It’s much more than being discourteous. Both scenarios are harmful and disruptive to the child. Of course, there may be…