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Category Archives: Family Law
A Sign Of The Times
by Ryan McKeen Overheard the following conversation between two divorce attorneys last week: “We used to fight over who got the house. Now we are fighting over who gets stuck with the house”.
The Stress The Economy Is Putting On Our Legal System
by Ryan McKeen A few weeks ago, I was talking to a probate court clerk. I was testifying as a witness in a will contest. I asked the clerk if the court is seeing an increase in such disputes. She … Continue reading
Free Legal Advice In Court? CT Family Courts Should Promote Lawyer Referral Service
by Ryan McKeen A few weeks ago, the Courant ran a story about a pilot program launched in Hartford Family Court where pro se litigants can get free legal advice from lawyers on certain days in court. The goal of … Continue reading
Posted in A Connecticut Law Blog, Family Law
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Justice With A Touch of Irony
by Ryan McKeen “Wait, we’re behind the other students and we’re supposed to catch up by going slower then they are?” – Bart Simpson Yesterday, I spent the day in Magistrate’s Court. Magistrate’s court principally concerns matters of unpaid child support. … Continue reading
Family Law E-Filing Coming To CT in 2012
by Ryan McKeen The Connecticut Bar Foundation’s Technology Symposium was outstanding. One of the benefits of attending for me was getting about a month’s worth of blogging ideas. I’ll start with a little news. Officials from the Judicial Branch were … Continue reading
Posted in A Connecticut Law Blog, Family Law, Legal Technology
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Tiger Woods and Domestic Violence Against Men
by Ryan McKeen Scrolling through Facebook, I came across several posts the gist of which were: “If Tiger cheated, I wouldn’t call it domestic violence…I would call it deserving!!” There were a number of people who liked these posts and … Continue reading
Posted in A Connecticut Law Blog, Family Law
Tagged domestic violence, tiger woods, violence against men
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If Property Is Owned Jointly Is The Consent Of All Owners Required To Evict A Tenant? The Answer Is “Maybe”.
by Ryan McKeen According to Judge Abrams, the answer is that all owners of jointly owned property must join together to commence an eviction action. Greene v. Cabarrus, DN: NHSP-08-098865 (Abrams, J.) Judge Abrams’ ruling is consistent with Conn. Gen. … Continue reading
A Pain In The Asset: Dividing Pet Medical Expenses In A Divorce
by Ryan McKeen For better or for worse continues to go to the dogs. Dog’s are expensive. Especially, sick dogs. Any dog owner understands that pet medical bills can be no small expense. Under Connecticut law, pets are personal property. … Continue reading
Posted in A Connecticut Law Blog, Connecticut Superior Court Decisions, Family Law
Tagged ct divorce, Divorce, dogs, pets
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High Conflict Divorce
by Ryan McKeen Before leaving work on Friday, I read an article in the Law Tribune about the horrible Tyler divorce. The article asks the question what can be done to prevent this from happening again? This question haunted me … Continue reading
Douglas-David Divorce: Can a Marriage Be Worse Than Some Horrible Injury or Even Death?
By Ryan McKeen That’s the question that ran through my mind as I scrolled Twitterific this morning and saw “Vicious $99 million goes back to Court.” Link. I know divorce and personal injury are different worlds though I’m sure some would … Continue reading
