• In Re: Ayvah M.

    Publication Date: 2017-04-24
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Hartford J.D.
    Judge: Woods, J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: CV12-015778

    Termination of both mother's and father's parental rights was warranted in this case where neither parent had addressed their mental health, substance abuse and housing issues after their mi

  • In Re Danny S.

    Publication Date: 2017-04-24
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court for Juvenile Matters at Hartford
    Judge: Burgdorff, J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: H12-CP13-015133-A

    After his mother's parental rights were terminated in August 2013, Danny was placed with his maternal aunt, where he bonded with her and her f

  • Hanson v. Hanson

    Publication Date: 2017-04-17
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Stamford J.D.
    Judge: Heller, J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: CV03-0196805

    An award of lifetime alimony was still warranted in this case where the reasons for the underlying award, wife's bipolar disorder and mental health issues, still ex

  • In re Aaliyah M.

    Publication Date: 2017-04-10
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Superior Court for Juvenile Matters, Twelfth District at Hartford
    Judge: Woods, J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: CP14-014610

    Parents' failure to participate in reunification services warranted termination of parental r

  • Gardner v. Wells

    Publication Date: 2017-04-10
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Hartford J.D.
    Judge: Nastri, J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: CV15-4080516

    The evidence established that it was not in minor child's best interests to maintain contact with his mother due to her mental health issues and substance

  • Deveau v. Deveau

    Publication Date: 2017-04-10
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: New Britain J.D.
    Judge: Carbonneau, J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: CV09-4022109

    A magistrate erred in granting a deviation from the presumptive amount of child support in this case involving a shared physical custody arrangement where there was insufficient evidence to support

  • Heinemann v. Patchey

    Publication Date: 2017-04-10
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: United States District Court
    Judge: Shea, J
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 16-cv-00774

    Patchey was appointed as Heinemann's guardian by a Florida state court after it found that Heinemann was incomp

  • Jeanette-Blethen v. Jeanette-Blethen

    Publication Date: 2017-04-10
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Connecticut Appellate Court
    Judge: per curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: AC 38275

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in changing the primary physical custody of a couple's two minor children from the mother to the father after the mother's circumstances ch

  • In re Savannah Y.

    Publication Date: 2017-04-10
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Connecticut Appellate Court
    Judge: Bentivegna, J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: AC 39594

    The record supported termination of the respondent's parent rights. The Appellate Court affirmed the jud

  • Grant v. Grant

    Publication Date: 2017-04-03
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Connecticut Appellate Court
    Judge: DiPentima, C.J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: AC 37658

    The trial court's orders in a marital dissolution action were unsupported by evidence. The Appellate Court reversed the judgment in part and rem