Westport Family Law Blog
Property interests are more than mere expectancies in a Connecticut divorce
Complex household asset structures may include forms of deferred compensation, as well as vested interests and unvested potential interests. In a marriage dissolution, the court has broad discretion in distributing property. Essentially, Connecticut law authorizes the...
When Is Earning Capacity Relevant In Child Support And Alimony Disputes?
Connecticut law typically requires Judges to fashion alimony awards and perform child support calculations based on actual net earnings of the litigants. In complex estates, however, conventional methods of calculating actual income may not be appropriate in...
Modifying Connecticut Child Custody Orders Requires Detailed Strategies
Circumstances often change after divorce. Individuals may change jobs, find opportunities in new cities or experience significant changes in their schedules and availability. A non-custodial parent may wish to seek modification if the custodial parent becomes ill, or...
Securities Transactions, Connecticut Automatic Orders And Volatility In The Market
Connecticut law imposes Automatic Orders upon the commencement of divorce proceedings. These orders have a primary purpose of maintaining the status quo while the litigants or the court resolve the underlying disputes in the divorce. The Automatic Orders prohibit...
Trust Assets Are The Focus In Billionaire’s Divorce Dispute
A contentious property division dispute involving trusts and limited liability companies that own variety of assets shows how family law can overlap with trust law, corporate law and tax law. The influence of individual state laws regarding trusts, property division....
Financial Orders May Be Intertwined, But A Full Understanding Of Purpose Is Needed For Proper Results
Financial orders in a Connecticut divorce are often intertwined. Although the underlying issues include distinctive purposes, the range of factors the court considers in crafting financial orders related to property division, alimony and support may overlap to some...
Net Income, Imputed Income And Child Support
Child support disputes are often contentious during divorce. The child support guidelines provide a schedule and formula that create a presumptive child support range for income levels up to a combined net weekly income of $4,000 or more. The framework is less defined...
Understanding alimony during the divorce process
When there is a disparity in income and expenses between the litigants in a divorce case, the court may order temporary alimony payments while the divorce remains pending. The purpose of Alimony Pendente Lite is to provide financial support to a dependent litigant...
Business Value, Alimony, And Avoiding The Double-Dip
Dividing closely-held business interests in divorce often is a challenging process. Connecticut law provides courts with wide discretion in distributing marital property. An important – and complicated—aspect of disposing of business interests involves the ...
Attorneys Have A Duty To Communicate With Clients
Family law conflicts are very personal in nature. At the same time, few non-lawyers have substantial litigation experience in family court. It is frequently a stressful experience for a litigant to defend or prosecute positions in court. Because every household is...
