Divorce

Hiding assets is extremely problematic. Though you may think that you can set aside assets for yourself or that your spouse will forget they exist, you can get into trouble for hiding assets during your divorce. When you go through a divorce, the court expects you to...

Divorce requires that you go through the family court, but you don't have to litigate. The courts must review the terms for property division, child custody and support, and no divorce is official or legal until the Connecticut family courts finalize it. It is common...

There are many things that influence your odds of divorce. As much as people like to talk about the overall odds of divorce and say things like “half of all marriages end in divorce,” those odds are different for each couple. There are just too many factors in play....

Among other things, divorce is bound to change the financial plans you had in place. The fact that you are no longer married means that you can’t split some bills, which may need a reorganization of your financial plans. Additionally, the goals you had in your...

When you get into a car accident, you're probably not thinking about the state of your marriage. But the truth is that these two things could be very closely intertwined. This means that, on top of dealing with all of the other costs of the accident and the injuries...

Some people truly grow apart from their spouses over the course of multiple years. They may not be able to point to any one issue or moment that damaged their relationship, but they know that neither spouse is happy with the way things currently are. However, in many...

Even well into the 21st century, divorce is financially harder on women than on men overall. According to one report, on average, divorced women have nearly a 30% decline in their standard of living, while men have a 10% increase.  Even though women are nearly 1.5...

Choosing a college is one of the first adult decisions your child will make. You and your co-parent will have a say in it -– at least in narrowing down their choices to what you can afford. However, the choice should ultimately be theirs. If you and your ex have kept...

Divorce and litigation are synonymous to many people. After all, television shows and movies almost exclusively depict divorce as a dramatic court battle. While couples do often need the intervention of the family courts, not every divorce in Connecticut involves...

Divorce can change a lot of family dynamics, especially when there are children involved. If there is a custodial arrangement between you and your ex-spouse, it is not business as usual when it comes to traveling with your child out of the state or abroad. Everything...