An 80-Year-Old Career Criminal

Administrator | February 25, 2010

I am always intrigued by the “strange” headlines I read in the online news media. Those stories are the ones that I just can’t resist at least peeking at because they’re usually good for a laugh. At the very least, they cause me to shake my head in wonder or disbelief. The [...]

Prenuptial and PostNuptial Agreements

Administrator | February 25, 2010

I receive calls all the time from people who are about to be married — or who have already tied the knot — wanting to know whether or not they should prepare a prenuptial (or postnuptial) agreement and what the process entails.
I came upon the following post on the topic that is well-written [...]

Connecticut Lawmakers Propose Lighter Penalty for “Sexting” between Consenting Minors

Administrator | February 21, 2010

State Rep. Rosa Rebimbas (R-Naugatuck) and Rep. David Labriola (R-Naugatuck) co-sponsored a bill that would lesson the legal penalties for “sexting” between consenting minors. Under current law, it is a felony for a minor to send or receive text messages that include nude or sexual images. A minor convicted of such an offense [...]

Does Child Support Automatically Terminate if the Payor is Incarcerated?

Administrator | February 20, 2010

I receive calls every week from people who want information about child support issues. One such questions is, “If the person who must PAY child support is incarcerated, does the child support order automatically terminate?” No, it does not. In order to terminate (or lower) an existing child support order, the inmate [...]

Financial Q & A’s For the Custodial Parent in Connecticut

Administrator | February 17, 2010

If you are the custodial parent of your minor children (meaning that they reside with YOU), you are likely to have many questions about financial issues such as child support. For instance:
Are there other ways to enforce my child support order?
What is an income withholding order?
What is a medical support order?
How does my daycare [...]

Beware of Online Parenting Classes that Don’t Comply with Connecticut Court Orders

Administrator | February 8, 2010

If you are a party to a divorce in the State of Connecticut and you have minor children, you (and your soon-to-be-ex) are required to participate in Parenting Education Classes. It has come to the attention of the judiciary that some online companies are touting such classes that supposedly fulfill the requirements ordered by [...]