Divorce and the Family Business
In any case involving a significant marital estate, the issue of asset division can become incredibly complicated. Some types of assets generate more controversy than others. For example, allocating r ...Read More
Three Reasons Why Legal Representation is Important for a Connecticut Uncontested Divorce
Making the decision to pursue an uncontested divorce does not mean spouses agree on all of the issues. While it has distinct advantages, uncontested divorce is not necessarily simple or probl ...Read More
The New Jersey Teen Child Support Case Explained
Recently, national news networks covered the case of Rachel Canning, the 18-year-old New Jersey high school student who sued her parents for child support and payment of her college tuition. This case ...Read More
Continuing Ripples After the Windsor Decision
Handed down in June 2013, United States v. Windsor is one of the most momentous decisions to come out of the Supreme Court in years. While we have previously discussed the direct effect of th ...Read More
Ways to Prepare for Divorce
One of the difficult but often overlooked aspects of divorce is that your life must go on while you complete the process. This can be especially problematic when many of the assets you need for your d ...Read More
How Does CT’s Equitable Distribution Law Affect Your 401(k)?
For many mature Connecticut couples, the primary earner’s 401(k) is the greatest asset other than the home. Should the parties decide to divorce, they must decide how to divide the assets in that pl ...Read More
Including College Expenses in Connecticut Child Support
The standard child support order in Connecticut lasts until the child reaches the age of majority, 18 years old. However, under a law passed in 2002, Connecticut courts can order one or both divorcing ...Read More
Protecting Net Worth During Divorce
We talked previously about identifying and protecting assets during divorce. For all divorcing couples, protecting net worth is important. Couples with high net worth face a complicated process to div ...Read More
Connecticut Initiates Pilot Program for Limited Attorney Representation
Beginning in January, the state of Connecticut implemented a pilot program intended to provide limited legal help to people who might otherwise avoid seeking or using legal services in family court. ...Read More
Families in Transition: Know Where to Turn for Help
Divorce is a family affair. Even an amicable divorce creates tension and instability between adults. In a chronically unstable or dramatic setting, children suffer in ways often not realized until the ...Read More
When the New Year Brings Divorce
For many, this holiday season brought recognition that the party is over and so is the marriage. If you are considering divorce in Connecticut as the new year begins, you are not alone. The first q ...Read More
Thinking About Divorce Over 50? You Are Not Alone
Always an adventurous generation, more and more people born during the Baby Boom years between roughly 1946 and 1964 are calling it quits on long-term marriages. Why? Research cites several reasons. ...Read More
Study Finds Money Arguments May Predict Divorce
While it may come as no surprise, a recent study suggests couples who argue about money may be more likely to face divorce down the road. In the latest research to explore the connection between mo ...Read More
Enforcing Orders for Child Support
The state of Connecticut looks to both parents, married or not, to support the physical and emotional well-being of their children. A divorce cannot be granted until issues of child custody and financ ...Read More
Getting Asset Division Off the Ground: Dividing Digital Property
One of the issues during divorce is division of the marital estate. As more people invest money online, the division of digital services and property becomes a bigger dilemma. In Connecticut, prope ...Read More
Money: Five Tips for Going It Alone
Consider these thoughts on budgeting and money management issues during and after divo ...Read More
Should You Date During Your Divorce?
Is divorce the right time to restart your personal life? Ending a marriage can be long and emotionally draining. There is no question that divorce is a good time to reconnect with friends, build a ...Read More
Should Contested Custody Matters Destroy Financial Stability?
In July of this year, Connecticut established a special task force to investigate the grim financial realities forced on parents of minor children involved in protracted custodial matters. While mo ...Read More
Being Smart about Social Media During Divorce
Even amicable divorce is rarely simple. During the process of dissolution feelings and finances come into play, and when an estranged spouse and a new love are tagged in a picture on Facebook, more th ...Read More
What Options Do I Have When My Marriage Is Not Working?
There are many reasons why marriages break down over time. Spouses grow apart, financial concerns put far too much stress on the relationship, addictions cause strife or spo ...Read More
Will Mediation Work for You?
The Flaherty Legal Group LLC has represented family law clients throughout West Hartford for decades. Our clients and the people they refer to our practice understand our co ...Read More
How to Modify a Custody Order
Custody arrangements may cease to work out for parents and children for a variety of reasons, including a parent’s job loss, relocation and changes in the children’s needs ...Read More
Appealing a Divorce Order When There is Fraud or Mistake
When Bob Simms of Greenwich, Connecticut and his wife Donna divorced in 1979, Simms was ordered to pay alimony. This arrangement worked for several years before both parties s ...Read More
How Prenuptial Agreements Help Couples Avoid Divorce
Divorce between spouses of all ages, having marriages of all lengths, is common in Connecticut and noted to be rising in the United States and in many countries throughout the ...Read More
How to Obtain a Protective Order Against Family Violence
For individuals who are in danger of being injured by a family or household member, family law attorneys and the courts can help provide protection through restraining orders. ...Read More
Wineries Support Gay Marriage Rights, But Rights Still Limited Across America
In the growing debate over gay marriage, the latest voice comes from an unexpected source: winemakers. Winemakers everywhere from Sonoma, California to Chicago to the Burgundy ...Read More
I Am Not a Parent, But Can I Still Obtain Visitation Rights?
Many children are lucky enough to have grandparents, siblings, stepparents, aunts and uncles and other family members and friends take an active role in their lives. Unfortuna ...Read More
What Options Do I Have When My Marriage Is Not Working?
There are many reasons why marriages break down over time. Spouses grow apart, financial concerns put far too much stress on the relationship, addictions cause strife or spous ...Read More
Understanding Custody, Relocation and the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act
Child custody is one of the most emotionally-charged issues in a divorce. Decisions such as how the children will be raised, where they will go to school, their religious upbr ...Read More
When Divorce Hits Home
When a marriage ends by divorce, legal separation or annulment, one of the most important issues is division of property between the spouses. With the economic downturn, many ...Read More
Wineries Support Gay Marriage Rights, But Rights Still Limited Across America
In the growing debate over gay marriage, the latest voice comes from an unexpected source: winemakers. Winemakers everywhere from Sonoma, California to Chicago to the Burgundy ...Read More
How to Ask For a Contempt Order When a Parent Disobeys A Court Order
When a divorce is finally over, it is often a moment of relief for everyone involved. But what happens when the other parent willfully disobeys the court orders you worked so ...Read More