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...
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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...
Don’t let pride get in the way of alimony
When it comes to alimony payments in Connecticut, pride often comes into play, and it can come from either side of the equation. Experts suggest that you try to ignore this as much as possible, and not allow pride to influence your decisions. If you're asked to pay...
What does parental alienation mean in regards to child custody?
The first thing to understand is that parental alienation is not a legal term. Rather it is a by-product of an often bitter and contentious divorce. Parental alienation usually involves putting some kind of distance between a child of divorce and the other parent....
Requirements for modifying a child support order
The child support portion of a divorce can be both contentious and emotionally draining. Typically, both parents feel a strong desire to get the settlement right without feeling they are getting the short end of the stick. In most cases, this leads to a lot of hard...
Seek help when unexpected conflicts derail property division
Best-case scenario: You and your spouse are divorcing in Connecticut and it is all smiles and handshakes. You have no arguments with one another and you both agree on every aspect of your divorce, even how to divvy up the marital property. How can anything go wrong?...
