A Connecticut Law Blog

I’ve blogged about the lack of women serving on the Supreme Court.
I’m happy that John McCain has selected a woman as his vice-presidential running mate.

August 30th, 2008 | Category: A Connecticut Law Blog, Elder Law, Family Law | Leave a comment

I don’t know who will win the Presidency this November but Nate Silver has a good idea who will.
This is not a political blog but I love politics, history, and baseball. On the walls of my office are various baseball photographs and a picture of Bobby Kennedy walking his dog Freckles while campaigning in Oregon during the 1968 democratic primary.
Every spring, [...]

August 28th, 2008 | Category: A Connecticut Law Blog | Leave a comment

By Attorney Jason Doyon
Under Connecticut law, a residential landlord is to pay accrued interest to the tenant on any security deposits held by the landlord once a year on the anniversary date of the tenancy.  Sounds like a simple enough concept, right?  
Unfortunately, some residential landlords are uninformed or simply do not observe the law in [...]

August 26th, 2008 | Category: A Connecticut Law Blog | Comments (2)

No.
This is another question that I get asked with some frequency at various functions.
Check out the Judicial Branch Library website for more information on common law marriage in Connecticut.

August 25th, 2008 | Category: A Connecticut Law Blog, Family Law | Comments (5)

Essentially, if you are getting divorced and you have children or are involved in a child custody dispute in Connecticut, you will have to complete a parenting education program.
The program consists of 6 hours worth of classes that are designed to train participants in how to help children adjust to a divorce.
The cost for the [...]

August 22nd, 2008 | Category: A Connecticut Law Blog, Family Law, Litigation | Comments (1)

My favorite sports rant of all time was when Rick Pitino went off in a press conference about how the negativity in this town (Boston) sucks. It’s an all-time classic rant.
If I could figure out how to imbed video, I would. If you’re interested, I’m sure it’s on YouTube.
Recently a friend sent me a link [...]

August 21st, 2008 | Category: A Connecticut Law Blog | Leave a comment

“Most clients think they are completely right,” Michael Shepard, a lawyer at Heller Ehrman in San Francisco. A good lawyer has to be able to tell clients that a judge or jury might see them differently, he continued. “Part of it is judgment and part of it is diplomacy.”  New York Times 08/07/2008
I saw this [...]

August 20th, 2008 | Category: A Connecticut Law Blog, Litigation, Personal Injury | Leave a comment

Say, I come home one day from work and discover a package sitting on my front step.
Immediately, I think: “What has my wife ordered from Sephora, now?”
To my surprise, the package says it’s from Woot, and to make this a better hypothetical, written on the package is the following: “this box contains 3 bags of [...]

August 19th, 2008 | Category: A Connecticut Law Blog | Leave a comment

By Attorney Jason G. Doyon
With summer and sunshine comes outdoor birthday parties.  This past weekend, I was at a birthday party for my 2 year old godson whom I’ll call, “Junior”.  As part of the decorations, there were large bundles of balloons tied on some of the picnic tables and chairs.  Junior, being the two [...]

August 18th, 2008 | Category: A Connecticut Law Blog | Comments (7)