Family Law
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Frate v. Department of Children and Families
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Monday, May 6, 2013
A guardian's name can be placed on the child abuse registry, if the guardian allegedly denies a hospital's request to provide medical treatment to a minor child.
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Williams v. Billington-Williams
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Monday, May 6, 2013
A court can order that if a minor child participates on a travel sports team, each party shall pay about 50 percent of travel costs, up to approximately $1,500 per year per parent for all extracurricular activities.
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McQuarrie v. McQuarrie
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Monday, May 6, 2013
A court can find that Connecticut is a minor child's home state, because the minor child resided in Connecticut within six months of the date that the child's parent filed for custody.
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Latham v. Latham
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Monday, April 29, 2013
A court can find that a party who pays for the children's college tuition, shelter and motor vehicles did not dissipate assets.
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Kletter-Evans v. Evans
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Monday, April 29, 2013
When it dissolves a brief marriage, a court can award lump sum alimony.
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Miller v. Voisine
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Monday, April 29, 2013
A court may grant visitation to very active grandparents, provided that they establish a parent-like relationship exists with grandchildren and that denial of visitation will result in harm to grandchildren.
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Sterniak v. Sterniak
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Monday, April 22, 2013
A court can order the parties to sell the marital residence and to divide the net proceeds of sale, unless one of the parties pays the other a lump sum property distribution within 60 days.
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Palazzo v. Palazzo
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Monday, April 22, 2013
A court may keep continuing jurisdiction for the purposes of a future education support order, pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes §46b-56c, even if neither party graduated from college.
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In Re: Schmarr; In Re: Lendsey
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Monday, April 22, 2013
A court can find that termination of the rights of the biological parents is in the best interests of the minor child, because the biological parents failed to rehabilitate.
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In Re: Omayra; In Re: Andrew; In Re: Danny
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Monday, April 22, 2013
To terminate parental rights, the Department of Children and Families may be required to prove it referred individuals with cognitive restrictions for special services.
