The advance release opinion in this Connecticut appeal (Dumbauld v. Dumbauld) confirms that pendente lite alimony and child support cannot result in a distribution of assets. The trial court found that defendant was drawing on an account to cover his…
The issuing state's law governs child support duration where a party seeks to modify the child support order in another state. The Connecticut Supreme Court reached this conclusion in Studer v. Studer to be officially released on February 23, 2016. In this…
The Connecticut Appellate Court concluded that a child's uninsured medical expenses were not "unreimbursed" for purposes of a child support order where someone other than a parent paid them. In Schull v. Schull, the parties were under court orders to…
There would be no change in child custody where the facts did not show a material change in circumstances. In Clougherty v. Clougherty, the Connecticut Appellate Court declined to modify the trial court's custody order because certain of the claimed…
A court cannot open a dissolution judgment absent fraud, the Connecticut Appellate Court re-confirmed in a January 25, 2016 advance release opinion. The court lacks subject matter jurisdiction to open the judgment without finding fraud, even if the parties agree to open it.…
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