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How Connecticut Courts Deal with Family Businesses in Divorce

Family business owners can pour their lives into their work. But sometimes the strain of running a business, along with other life stresses, can push a marriage to the point of divorce. When that happens, you will certainly wonder how Connecticut cou… Read More
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How to Keep Your Home in Divorce

Your house is more than a valuable asset. For many Connecticut residents, the marital home is the center of life for them and their children. But when the marriage ends, you may appropriately find yourself wondering how to keep the house in a divorce… Read More
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How is Marital Debt Divided in a Connecticut Divorce?

No one really likes to think about debt during the divorce process. It can often come up as an afterthought after child custody, support, and property division issues have been resolved. But debt can be a stumbling block to resolving many Connecticut… Read More
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Categories: Bankruptcy, Divorce
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Factors to Consider When Divorcing a Disabled Spouse

Disability adds extra complications, and additional factors to divorce. Often, the traditionally abled spouse has served as caregiver, financial provider, and partner. Ending that kind of relationship can be emotionally difficult, and involve practic… Read More
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Connecticut Automatic Orders in Divorce Cases

Divorce can bring big changes to you, your spouse, and your children. But it is important not to change the “status quo” too soon. Connecticut Automatic Orders in divorce cases are designed to protect both parties from the other gaining a strateg… Read More
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Which Assets Qualify as Marital Property in a Connecticut Divorce?

If you are getting a divorce in Connecticut, you may worry about what will happen to your property in the divorce process. Often, one of the first questions people ask their divorce lawyers is, “Which assets qualify as marital property in a Connect… Read More
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Why Collaborative Divorce is Best for Your Children

Many parents worry that getting a divorce will hurt their children. Historically, and even today, many couples stayed together when they shouldn’t because they believed it was “better for the children.” In fact, in many cases, collaborative div… Read More
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Categories: Collaborative, Divorce
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Alimony, Child Support and Bankruptcy

After a divorce or child custody battle, the loss of a second income and increased personal and legal expenses can sometimes send you into bankruptcy. In other cases, domestic support obligations can linger years after changes to your employment or f… Read More
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How To Handle Hidden Assets and Other Forms of Financial Deception During Divorce

In many marriages, one spouse handles the family finances. This can cause you to have an unclear understanding of your family’s financial situation when it is time for divorce. In some high-conflict cases, this one-sided understanding can be manipu… Read More
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Understanding the Financial Implications of Divorce

Divorce is a disruptive event in anyone’s life. It often involves new housing, a change in employment for at least one party, a division of financial assets and retirement funds, and of course attorney fees. But there are also other financial conce… Read More
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