The father of an 8-year-old girl filed a complaint against the guardian ad litem that was assigned to represent his daughter in his custody case after his former wife was arrested for attempting to hire a man to kill him. The murder-for-hire plot took place about...
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New app may help child support payors
SupportPay is a new app that might help Connecticut parents who pay or receive child support. The new app blends business practices to help alleviate the sting that is sometimes associated with child support. The creator of the app witnessed the contentious nature of...
Tax audits can be caused by divorce
Divorcing Connecticut couples going through a divorce may be surprised to discover that, in some cases, the process may end up causing an audit of their tax returns. This is because a judge oversees property division determinations during the proceedings. If the judge...
Task force hears family concerns on cost of custodial decisions
In January, a Connecticut task force appointed to study problems in family court and child custody cases began releasing recommendations to state lawmakers. Among them was a proposal that the courts limit legal costs to families, specifically the fees paid to...
Cell phone data to prove ex-spouse’s cohabitation
In Connecticut, a judge may order either party to a divorce proceeding to pay alimony to the other party. An alimony award is intended to provide support to the divorcing spouse, and is based on a number of factors. A judge may also terminate alimony payments when the...
Shared parenting may become more popular
When couples divorce, they have many issues that they must settle before they can truly part ways. They may have to reach an agreement regarding marital property. They may also try to reach an agreement on custody for their children. Connecticut is following suit with...
Man incarcerated due to child support error
A Texas man has been recently required to serve six months in jail as a result of a clerical error in his child support payments. The system is automated and somehow produced an error that, when discovered was repaid immediately, but to no avail. The bill amounted to...
Connecticut parents pleading for child custody change
Parents and grandparents joined together in Hartford at the capitol pleading for a change during a hearing. They told lawmakers that the current child custody system is not working and is letting down the children. The parents and grandparents were contesting the...
Ways to protect your assets in a divorce
Many Connecticut residents may be interested in a recent article that discussed ways to protect your assets during a potential divorce. According to the author, while the new year is often a time for instituting new resolutions and goals, many couples around the...
Woman arrested after kidnapping children
Some Connecticut residents may have heard about the child abduction case involving the 32-year-old woman who violated her custody agreement and fled to Europe with her two children. Authorities now say the mother has been located and arrested in the French town of...
