If you're contemplating a divorce and you have children, chances are you have worried about how they will deal with it. You've heard the stories about one parent making the children hate the other parent with their remarks -- you might have even made remarks quite...
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Modifying child support in Connecticut
The guidelines for child support in Connecticut tend to be fairly rigid. There is a set formula that has to be used, and it can apply to the vast majority of cases. This means that it's not all that hard to figure out what has to be paid. However, it also means that...
Tips for surviving the holidays as a single parent
You may feel like a single parent even though your child's other parent is actively involved in his or her life. You are the one, after all, who has to care for the child on a daily basis, help with homework, get onto him or her about chores and hold his or her hand...
Halle Berry to divorce Olivier Martinez
This has sure seemed like the year for celebrity divorces. Another celebrity couple is calling it quits on their marriage: Halley Berry and Olivier Martinez. The two have only been married two short years, but on Oct. 27, the couple released a statement detailing...
Tips for newly divorced dads
Connecticut dads who are in the midst of a divorce may need to get used to the transition of being a part-time dad to their kids. It can be a difficult adjustment for both parent and children. The following tips may help make it a bit easier. -- Get your own place as...
Man hides money during divorce, court holds him in contempt
Many divorces are so contentious that they go on for years. Sometimes, the fight is over the children. Other times, it's over property or money. It can also be over everything, with the two parties agreeing on nothing. One man in Connecticut's neighboring state of New...
Understanding Connecticut’s property division laws
One often contentious area of divorce is property division. In Connecticut, property division is handled under the laws of equitable division. While this means that each party should end up with an equal amount of property, it doesn't necessary mean that it will be...
Contentious divorce finally settled for Ken Griffin
It's taken more than a year for Ken Griffin and Anne Dias Griffin to settle what has become a very contentious divorce. After 11 years of marriage, Ken filed for divorce in July 2014. However, the high asset divorce was not settled until this week. According to court...
New divorce method makes property division easier in Connecticot
Getting a divorce is always wrenching. You thought that this was a lifetime commitment and somehow that got translated to a shorter time than you first thought. Property division is usually a sticking point. There is now an easier way for some couples to get the issue...
When your engagement ends, what do you do with the ring?
In the vast majority of engagements in Connecticut, an engagement ring is given at the time of the proposal. When that relationship breaks down, leading either to the end of the engagement or to a divorce -- if the parties do follow through and get married -- then...
