Rick Green wrote this article about how ugly a conservatorship proceeding can turn in Connecticut. I’ve represented people who have been involved in very difficult conservatorship proceedings that end up being a drain on not only their finances but their dignity. Contested conservatorship proceedings are often harder fought than Hillary v. Obama. They’re ugly for all … Read more
Last weekend, the Hartford Courant ran another editorial arguing for probate court consolidation. Lost in all of the politics of the situation is the glaring fact that Connecticut Probate Courts lack security. One of the issues that the Courant never seems to address in making the argument for consolidation is the lack of security in probate … Read more
Bill Leukhardt of the Hartford Courant wrote this interesting article on a bill before the legislature that would give tenants and residents of condominiums and apartment buildings “the right to dry” their clothes using solar power. Here is a link to the bill itself. The “right to dry” bill would allow landlords and condominium associations the right … Read more
Last night, I watched part of the debate between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. As the candidates spent the first 17 minutes of the debate discussing healthcare insurance, it occurred to me that the last time I was in Small Claims Court that most of the cases on the docket involved defendants who were being sued for … Read more
So often it’s the dogs that get all of the bad press. Here at aconnecticutlawblog, make no bones about it – I’m a dog person. In the interest of equal time, I’ve decided to write about cat bite law. Today, the Connecticut Supreme Court released an opinion holding that when a cat has a propensity to attack … Read more
Judge Weise in Hartford Housing Session held that a notice to quit was defective when it named the right street, right room number, but wrong floor. Lim v. Dasilva (Doc. No. HDSP-144141 (Weise J.). The defendant resided in room number six on the third floor and the notice to quit described the premises as room number … Read more
Driving to work today, in a snowstorm, I noticed several cars operating without their headlights on. Not only is driving without your headlights on really stupid, potentially negligent, and dangerous – it’s illegal in Connecticut: Every vehicle upon a highway within this state shall display such lighted lamps and illuminating devices as may be required … at any time … Read more
I just recently discovered that the Judicial Branch Website has been updated to include Conviction and Bond Forfeiture Dispositions for Criminal and Motor Vehicle offenses since 2000. The site is now searchable by a criminal defendant’s last name. Click here for the link. The site has the following disclaimers: Each Criminal And Motor Vehicle Charge … Read more
The notice to quit has been properly drafted and served. The complaint is both proper and has been served both properly on the tenant. The tenant has failed to appear after the return date and you are ready to file a motion for judgment by default for failing to appear. Not so fast, how can you prove your tenant is … Read more
Here at www.aconnecticutlawblog.com , I try not to take myself too seriously. The practice of law is serious enough. In keeping with this spirit and this writer’s love of baseball, www.aconnecticutlawblog.com (read me) has decided to sponsor two www.baseball-reference.com pages. For those of you who don’t know, www.baseball-reference.com is probably the premier website for baseball statistics … Read more