During the past six years, the Obama administration has aggressively enforced deportation laws. In fact, the current administration has conducted more deportations than any other administration that has been in office. These deportations have led to many families being ripped apart. At least 5,000 American children have been placed in foster care due to the […]
STAMFORD DAD PROPOSES NEW DRUG TESTING LAW
Futile attempts to keep a child away from negative influences and drug use can be difficult and heartbreaking for parents. And those seeking to test their child for drug use may face barriers in regards to their parental rights. In fact, a local area Fairfield County father discovered the limited rights parents have when it comes to requesting […]
DIVORCE RATES HIGHER IN CONSERVATIVE STATES
Despite conservative ideology that lauds “traditional American values,” red states have considerably higher divorce rates than blue states, according to a recent study reported by the Huffington Post. The study, entitled Red States, Blue States and Divorce: Understanding the Impact of Conservative Protestantism on Regional Variation in Divorce Rates will be published in late January […]
FOUR TIPS FOR MINIMIZING THE FINANCIAL BLOWS OF DIVORCE
Anyone that’s been through a divorce will tell you that it is an undoubtedly a difficult and stressful experience. The ending of a marriage comes with a variety of changes in one’s life. Furthermore, the stress isn’t over just because the divorce decree has been entered by the court. Divorce can place significant strain, not […]
WHAT THE COURT CONSIDERS WHEN AWARDING ALIMONY IN CONNECTICUT
When you are filing for divorce, one of the issues that may be of concern is alimony. There are a number of factors the court can consider when awarding alimony if you are filing for a fault divorce in Connecticut. According to Connecticut law, alimony is awarded based on the spouse’s duty to continue to […]
THE ENGAGEMENT RING AND CONDITIONAL GIFTS IN A CONNECTICUT DIVORCE
Dealing with high-asset divorce is an exhausting, emotional, and difficult challenge. The same stresses can even apply before marriage–when an engagement ends. In both cases, former partners must make difficult decisions regarding how to divide property and otherwise separate lives that were intimately connected. Many divorcing or separating couples may wonder about the very symbol […]
SHOULD WE GET A PRENUP?
Is a prenuptial agreement right for you? There are various issues to consider when contemplating entering into these agreements prior to your marriage. A marriage is a happy occasion, and couples enter marriage with the expectation that their life together will last for ever. No one preparing for such an occasion wishes to contemplate what […]
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE NOW COMPLETELY LEGAL IN THE NORTHEAST U.S.
In May, anti same-sex marriage laws were struck down in three different states, including in Pennsylvania. These events are legally significant because they have resulted in the number of states that legally allow same-sex marriage rising to 19. These historic changes, often through the reversal of same-sex marriage bans, represent interesting family law-related issues. The […]
CONNECTICUT COURT RULES THAT MEDICAID INELIGIBILITY CAN BE CAUSED BY A SPOUSE’S TRUST FUND
At the beginning of June, the Connecticut Supreme Court handed down a ruling that presented another blow to already suffering Medicaid applicants. In a recent case the Connecticut Supreme Court held that the state government and its officials had the right to deny Medicaid coverage for nursing care services when the applicant has a spouse […]
UPTICK IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDES OCCURRING IN CONNECTICUT
The ending of a relationship is often a difficult, stressful and time consuming process. Such matters can be made worse if domestic violence occurs between the partners. This year in Connecticut there has been an increase in fatal domestic violence cases. This increase has led some to consider if such situations would have had different […]