For many people, real estate is the biggest purchase they make in their life. Many Americans will spend the majority of their working years paying off the mortgage on the house that they share with their family. If you find yourself facing an imminent divorce, you...
Creating an effective custody arrangement can be one of the most complex aspects of a divorce. Adhering to such an arrangement can take time for the whole family to get used to. And during the summer, when children are home from school, many parents have to revisit...
Pets are not just loyal companions. They become just like members of the family. Some people even lovingly refer to themselves as dog or cat parents.We love our furry friends, no matter what. That is why many people deciding to end their marriage wonder: who gets the...
The decision to divorce can be hard on both spouses, but it can be even more difficult to grasp for their children.Children react in many different ways, including withdrawing in grief or acting out in anger and confusion. It is common for parents to feel stressed or...
A prenuptial agreement is a legal tool/document that is never accorded casual or indifferent treatment when raised as a family law topic. We duly noted that in a recent Berdon, Young & Margolis blog post, stating in our September 16 entry that prenups are...
The answer to today’s blog headline query posed above is simple enough. If you are a Connecticut grandparent, you can demand access to your grandchildren via a court petition.That response immediately begs this question, though: Will visitation automatically be...
We’re an imperfect bunch when collectively considered, but we’re trying.And make no mistake about this: We love our kids. Those two above sentences might just serve to adequately sum up a set of voluminous findings relevant to American dads across the...
A deep and empathetic legal team of attorneys knows well from on-point experience that the universe of potentially relevant matters in the family law universe is both vast and varied. A relevant practice page on our website at the tenured New Haven law firm of...
We note on our website at the Connecticut law firm of Berdon, Young & Margolis that divorce-linked property division can cause “chills to run up people’s spines.”The factors that breed angst are clear enough. Post-divorce life looms as a large...
Fixed yet variable.That is a suitably apt description for the contours of child support in Connecticut. We note on our website at the established New Haven family law firm of Berdon, Young & Margolis that, while a set formula largely governs support outcomes,...
