In Dissolution of Marriage Action, Court Orders Both an Allocated and...
In a recent dissolution of marriage action, the Court ordered a husband to pay to his wife unallocated alimony and child support for a period of two and one-half years, followed by allocated alimony...
View ArticleCourt Enters Fifteen Year Unallocated Alimony and Support Award in Recent...
In a relatively recent dissolution of marriage action pending in the Judicial District of Fairfield at Bridgeport, the Court awarded the wife unallocated alimony and support in the amount of $6,000 per...
View ArticleDivorce Co-Mediation: Less Fighting, Better Results, and Lower Fees
by H. Daniel Murphy, Esq. You have taken the difficult step of recognizing that a marriage will no longer work – or perhaps you have been served with divorce papers by your spouse. A world of...
View ArticleDespite Father’s Unemployment, Court Awards Support Based on Earning Capacity
Recently, a Connecticut Superior Court again applied the principle of utilizing a party’s “earning capacity” – rather than actual earnings – to the modification of a support award in post-judgment...
View ArticleCourt Awards Wife Alimony in the Amount of $6,000 Per Month
In Klages v. Klages, Superior Court, Judicial District of Fairfield at Bridgeport, Docket No. FV104034594S, the plaintiff wife and defendant husband were married in Pennsylvania on October 9, 1993. At...
View ArticleEarning Capacity: Alimony and the Invisible Paycheck
Things change. Incomes rise and fall, jobs come and go, marriages last…and some of them do not. In an economy where the only constant is unpredictability, a theme of increasing frequency in divorce...
View ArticleAlimony Alert- September 9, 2011
On July, 11, 2011, following trial in a Stamford based dissolution action, Judge Wenzel awarded the defendant wife both periodic and lump sum alimony. Pursuant to Judge Wenzel’s orders, the plaintiff...
View ArticleEarning Capacity Update: Court Finds Lawyer Capable of Earning Twice As Much...
“Earning capacity…is an amount which a person can realistically be expected to earn considering such things as his vocational skills, employability, age, and health,” pursuant to Weinstein v....
View ArticleChild Visitation: Privileges and Limitations
Parties entering a custody dispute or a divorce proceeding often inquire about visitation privileges by the so-called “non-custodial parent” – that is, the parent whose home is not the primary...
View ArticleWhat are the Different Types of Child Visitation in Connecticut?
If you have any questions or would like to speak to a divorce law attorney about a divorce or familial matter, please don’t hesitate to call our office at (203) 221-3100 or email Joseph Maya Esq. at...
View ArticleWhat are the Different Types of Child Visitation in Connecticut?
If you have any questions or would like to speak to a divorce law attorney about a divorce or familial matter, please don’t hesitate to call our office at (203) 221-3100 or email Joseph Maya Esq. at...
View ArticleWhat are the Different Types of Child Visitation in Connecticut?
If you have any questions or would like to speak to a divorce law attorney about a divorce or familial matter, please don’t hesitate to call our office at (203) 221-3100 or email Joseph Maya Esq. at...
View ArticleDivorce Co-Mediation: Less Fighting, Better Results, and Lower Fees
Contact the experienced family attorneys at Maya Murphy, P.C. today at 203-221-3100 or by email at jmaya@mayalaw.com to schedule a free initial consultation. By H. Daniel Murphy, Esq. You have taken...
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