Westport Family Law Blog
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...
Understanding Relocation And Child Custody Disputes
After a marriage breaks down, some litigants choose to move closer to family. Career opportunities and career paths in a global economy frequently necessitate relocation to other states or internationally. When interstate or international relocation is coupled with a...
Fair Alimony Results Require Legal Analysis And Strategy
Connecticut law gives judges broad discretion in resolving alimony disputes. Courts weigh many factors when spousal support is an issue. It is important to note that alimony is not always a given. There is no absolute right to alimony. Moreover, a party must...
What Happens If A Spouse Dissipates Marital Assets In Divorce?
Connecticut law requires that specified Automatic Court Orders go into effect when a party initially files for divorce (and in a number of other family law cases). These orders are attached to a divorce complaint or cross complaint at the time of filing. The...
Why Consider Cost Basis When Setting Property Division Goals?
Dividing assets and liabilities in divorce involves many difficult decisions. In Connecticut, courts allocate marital property under the principle of equitable distribution. That does not necessarily mean that assets and liabilities are divided between the parties in...
The challenges of dividing a retirement plan in divorce
Determining the division of complicated retirement assets is often a component of the divorce process. Achieving the best outcome will usually require an experienced attorney and will also sometimes require the employment of experts in other fields, such as accounting...
Potential Pitfalls Of Collaborative Divorce
In a collaborative divorce, both parties typically agree to work toward an agreement on issues such as child custody, child support and the value and division of marital property. Some attorneys fail to serve their client’s interests by promoting collaborative...
The use of expert witnesses in divorce
People of substantial means commonly engage numerous experts when they get divorced. Disputes may arise regarding alimony, the division of financial assets, child custody and parenting-related decisions. Either party can ask a judge to consider the testimony of...
Parenting Has Become Much More Intense
Modern parents are much more engaged than previous generations. In fact, studies show that working moms today spend an equal amount of time with their children as 1970s stay-at-home moms did. Furthermore, parents are spending substantially more money raising their...
