Connecticut Marriage Law
<h2> <center> Margarit O. v. Fernando I. </h2> </center>
Stamford, Connecticut family law lawyer represented the Plaintiff in a divorce<br> <br> The parties were married in New York in 1995. Three children were born of the marriage. In 2009, the plaintiff commenced the present action, initially seeking a legal separation, but later amending her complaint to request a dissolution of the marriage on the basis that it had broken down irretrievably. The def... More...
$0 (03-11-2025 - CT)<h2> <center> Sheri Marzaro v. Sebastiano G. Marzaro </h2> </center>
Fairfield, Connecticut, family law lawyers represented wife and husband in a divorce.<br> <br> In 1999 or 2000, the parties moved to a house in Easton, Connecticut (marital residence), where the defendant continues to reside. The defendant's primary occupation during the marriage was selling shoes and leather goods imported from Italy. His income varied significantly, as he earned $500,000 in som... More...
$0 (03-04-2025 - CT)<h2> <center> Christine Pasciolla v. James Pasciolla </h2> </center>
New Haven, Connecticut family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce.<br> <br> The plaintiff and the defendant were married on January 25, 1981. On March 24, 1998, the plaintiff commenced the present action seeking a dissolution of the marriage on the ground that the marriage had broken down irretrievably. On November 6, 1998, the court, Dunnell, J., issued a memorandum of decision rend... More...
$0 (01-14-2025 - CT)<h2><center> Kathryn A. Briggs v. David L. Briggs </h2></center>
<h2><br> Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut divorce lawyers represented the Plaintiff and Defendant in a dissolution action.<br> </h2><br> <br> The parties were married in 2007 and have four minor children born issue of the marriage. The plaintiff commenced this action for dissolution on June 3, 2020.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (08-20-2024 - CT)<h2> <center> Kathryn A. Briggs v. David L. Briggs </h2> </center>
Stamford- Norwalk, Connecticut family law lawyer represented the Plaintiff and Defendant in a divorce.<br> <br> <br> The parties were married in 2007 and have four minor children born issue of the marriage. The plaintiff commenced this action for dissolution on June 3, 2020.<br> <br> By way of a memorandum of decision filed on November 9, 2022, following a trial at which both parties and ... More...
$0 (08-20-2024 - CT)<h1><center> Michael Porter a/k/a Michael Antonio Porter v. State of Mississippi </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with moving for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) or, in the alternative, a new trial </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The trial court sentenced Moates to life imprisonment and a $1... More...
$0 (06-12-2024 - CT)<h2><center> Jon-Jay Tilsen v. Miriam E. Benson </h2></center>
New Haven, Connecticut family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce action.<br> <br> <br> The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the trial court dissolving Plaintiff's marriage to Defendant, holding that Plaintiff was not entitled to relief on his allegations of error. At issue in this case was the extent to which a Connecticut court may enforce the terms of a "ketubah," a contract ... More...
$0 (08-01-2023 - CT)<h2><center> F.S. v. J.S. </h2></center>
Hartford, Connecticut family law lawyers represented the parties seeking a divorce.<br> <br> <br> Action for the dissolution of a marriage, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Hartford, where the court, Prestley, J., accepted the parties' stipulation to bifurcate the trial as to the issue of custody; thereafter, the case was tried to the court, Prestley,... More...
$0 (02-20-2024 - CT)<h2> <center> Esther Wethington v. Joshua Wethington </h2> </center>
Fairfield, Connecticut family law represented Plaintiff and Defendant in a divorce action.<br> <br> Action for the dissolution of a marriage, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Fairfield, where the plaintiff filed motions for contempt; thereafter the case was tried to the court, Egan, J.; judgment dissolving the marriage and granting certain other relie... More...
$0 (02-13-2024 - CT)<center> <h2> William Marshall, Jr. v. Kimberly L. Marsahll </h2> </center>
The defendant, whose marriage to the plaintiff previously had been dis-solved, appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court,claiming, inter alia, that the trial court erred when it went beyond the scope of this court’s remand order in a prior appeal involving the parties when construing their separation agreement, which had been incorporated into the dissolution judgment, and... More...
$0 (01-02-2018 - CT)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Sheldon Stephenson </h2> </center>
New Haven, Connecticut immigration criminal defense lawyer represented defendant, Sheldon Stephenson, who was charged with immigration fraud conspiracy.<br> <br> According to court documents and statements made in court, Jodian Stephenson operated Stephenson Immigration and Legal Services, LLC, in Bridgeport. Between 2011 and 2017, Jodian Stephenson conspired with others, including Sheldon Steph... More...
$0 (12-12-2020 - CT)<center> <b><h2>STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. J.M.F.* </b></h2></center> <P> <center> <img width=300" src="http://www.diegocriminaldefense.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Intent-to-Commit-a-Crime.jpg"> <h2><FONT COLOR="red"> </FONT> </h2> </center>
The defendant, J.M.F., appeals from the judgment of conviction of attempt to commit murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 (a) (2) and 53a-54a (a), assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (1), and risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21 (a) (1). On appeal, the defendant raises the following seven claims:(1)thetrialcourtabu... More...
$0 (01-03-2017 - CT)STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. PATRICK JAMES CANNON
.Thedefendantappealsfromthejudgment ofconviction,renderedafteratrialbeforeathreejudge court(panel),ofmurderinviolationofGeneralStatutes § 53a-54a (a) and tampering with evidence in violation of General Statutes § 53a-155 (a). On appeal, the defendant claims that the panel improperly concluded that hehadfailedtoprovehisaffirmativedefenseofextreme emotional disturbance by a fair preponderance of t... More...
$0 (05-07-2016 - CT)STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. SHEILA DAVALLOO
This certified appeal addresses the scope of the marital communications privilege codified in General Statutes § 54-84b.1 The defendant, Sheila Davalloo, was convicted, after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a. The defendant appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court affirmingthatconvictionafterconcludingthatherstatements to her husband, Paul Christos, did n... More...
$0 (04-16-2016 - CT)STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ERYN GILLIGAN
Thedefendant,ErynGilligan,appealsfrom the judgment of conviction, rendered following a jury trial,ofoperatingamotorvehiclewhileundertheinfluence of alcohol or drugs or both in violation of General Statutes§ 14-227a(a)(1).Thedefendantclaimsthatthe trial court erred by (1) admitting into evidence expert testimonyregardingthequantitativeresultsofherurine test and (2) finding that she was a second of... More...
$0 (03-28-2016 - CT)STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DANIEL B.*
The defendant, Daniel B., appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of attempt to commit murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 and 53a-54a. On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction, (2) the trial court unduly restricted his access to certain information regarding a confidential informant who testifie... More...
$0 (03-28-2016 - CT)STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RUBEN ROMAN
This direct appeal,following an inquiry into allegations of juror misconduct, comes to us almost sixteen years after the defendant, Ruben Roman, was convicted of murder in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 1997) § 53a-54a, assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (1), criminal possession of a pistol in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 1997) § 53a-217c... More...
$0 (02-08-2016 - CT)State Of Connecticut v. Davaloo
This certified appeal addresses the scope of the marital communications privilege codified in General Statutes § 54-84b.1 The defendant, Sheila Davalloo, was convicted, after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a. The defendant appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court affirmingthatconvictionafterconcludingthatherstatements to her husband, Paul Christos, did n... More...
$0 (01-01-2016 - CT)Jacob Doe v. Hartford Roman Catholic Diocesan Corporation
A jury found that the defendant, the<br> Hartford Roman Catholic Diocesan Corporation, acted<br> negligently and recklessly when it assigned Father Ivan<br> Ferguson, an alcoholic whose admitted acts of child<br> molestation were understood to be linked to his drinking,<br> to serve as the director of Saint Mary’s Elementary<br> School in Derby (Saint Mary’s School), where he sexuall... More...
$0 (06-27-2015 - CT)Marianne Olson v. Fusaini Mohammadu
The question that we must resolve in<br> this appeal is whether a trial court may properly deny<br> a motion for modification of alimony and child support<br> solely on the basis that a party’s voluntary actions gave<br> rise to the alleged substantial change in circumstances<br> warranting modification. The defendant, Fusaini<br> Mohammadu, appealed to the Appellate Court from the<br> judg... More...
$0 (12-10-2013 - CT)Mary Berzins v. David Berzins
In this certified appeal,1 we consider certain remedies available to the trial court to address litigation misconduct and we clarify the scope of our holding in Ramin v. Ramin, 281 Conn. 324, 351, 915 A.2d 790 (2007). Daniel King, the substitute defendant and administrator of the estate of David Berzins (administrator), appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court affirming the trial courtâ�... More...
$0 (09-17-2012 - CT)Peter Larson v. Matilde Larson
The plaintiff, Peter Larson, appeals from the judgment of the trial court (1) reducing the amount of alimony and child support payable by him to the defendant, Matilde Larson, (2) finding him in contempt for failure to comply with the prior child support and alimony orders and (3) ordering him to pay the defendant’s attorney’s fees.1 On appeal, the plaintiff claims that each of the c... More...
$0 (09-24-2012 - CT)John Jarmie v. Frank Troncale
The principal issue in this appeal is whether a physician who fails to advise an unaware patient of the potential driving risks associated with her underlying medical condition breaches a duty to the victim of the patient’s unsafe driving because of the failure to advise. The plaintiff, John Jarmie, appeals from the judgment of the trial court in favor of the defendants, Frank Troncale, a p... More...
$0 (09-24-2012 - CT)Mark C. Langley v. Oxana V. Langley
The plaintiff, Mark C. Langley, appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered in connection with the underlying dissolution action in which the trial court entered several financial orders.1 The plaintiff claims that the trial court, in fashioning its financial orders, improperly (1) considered the entire length of the parties’ relationship, rather than the length of the marriage at... More...
$0 (08-21-2012 - CT)Mary Lou Dan v. Michael T. Dan
The defendant, Michael T. Dan, appeals from the trial court’s judgment modifying his alimony obligation to the plaintiff, Mary Lou Dan. The defendant claims that the court’s modification of his alimony obligation was improper as a matter of law and otherwise an abuse of its discretion. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.<br><br>The following undisputed facts are relevant to ou... More...
$0 (08-28-2012 - CT)Caroline Hirschfeld v. Robert B. Machinist
The plaintiff, Caroline Hirschfeld, appeals from the judgment of the trial court granting her motion for contempt and ordering the defendant, Robert B. Machinist, to pay an additional $36,959 in alimony for the 2007 taxable year and $17,731.97 in attorney’s fees.1 On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the court incorrectly interpreted a provision in the separation agreement and, in doing so,... More...
$0 (08-29-2012 - CT)Felicia Pierot Brody v. Cary Brody
The defendant, Cary Brody, appeals from judgments of the trial court rendered in connection with the underlying dissolution action awarding to the plaintiff, Felicia Pierot Brody, a $2.5 million lump sum alimony payment and granting the plaintiff’s two postjudgment motions for contempt. The defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) rendered its judgment dissolving the partiesâ�... More...
$0 (07-17-2012 - CT)Liubov Stancuna v. Vernon Stancuna
The defendant, Vernon Stancuna, appeals from certain postjudgment orders entered by the trial court in this dissolution action. Specifically, the defendant claims that the court abused its discretion by (1) permitting the plaintiff, Liubov Stancuna, to travel with the parties’ minor children outside of the United States without prior notice to the defendant and (2) requiring that the defend... More...
$0 (05-08-2012 - CT)Daniel Lynch v. Laurie Lynch
The plaintiff, Daniel Lynch, challenges a myriad of financial orders entered by the trial court at the time of the dissolution judgment and thereafter. In his appeal, the plaintiff claims error in the court’s disposition of two pendente lite motions and three of the financial orders of the judgment. In his four amended appeals, the plaintiff raises five additional claimed errors in various ... More...
$0 (04-24-2012 - CT)Marianne Howatson v. Richard Friedberg
The self-represented defendant, Richard Friedberg, appeals from the judgment of the trial court dissolving his marriage to the plaintiff, Marianne Howatson. At points in his brief, the defendant asserts that the court abused its discretion, the evidence does not support the court’s financial awards and the court was biased against him. The defendant, however, provided no legal analysis to s... More...
$0 (04-24-2012 - CT)Theresa N. Curtis v. David L. Curtis
The defendant, David L. Curtis, appeals from the judgment of the trial court, rendered following a hearing on a motion for contempt, ordering him to reimburse the plaintiff, Theresa N. Curtis, now known as Theresa N. Flatley, for a portion of certain child care expenses. The defendant claims that the court (1) violated his right to procedural due process by not allowing him to call the plaintiff a... More...
$0 (04-17-2012 - CT)Darlene L. Hopson v. Derek S. Hopson
The defendant, Derek S. Hopson, appeals from the judgment of the trial court ordering him to reimburse his former wife, the plaintiff, Darlene L. Hopson, for one half of their son’s college expenses pursuant to their separation agreement, denying his motion for a credit toward these expenses in the amount of child support payments he made after the son entered college and denying his reques... More...
$0 (05-17-2012 - CT)Regin Canty v. Kathleen J. Otto
The defendant, Kathleen J. Otto, appeals1 from the judgment of the trial court granting the application of the plaintiff, Regina Canty, administratrix of the estate of Shamaia Smith, for a prejudgment remedy. On appeal, the defendant contends that the plaintiff, who is a creditor of her debtor spouse, Kenneth Otto, Sr. (Otto), cannot collect the debt from the defendant, a nondebtor spouse, by brin... More...
$0 (05-01-2012 - CT)Cara L. Allen v. Alfred H. Allen, Jr.
The plaintiff, Cara L. Allen, appeals from the postdissolution judgment of the trial court denying her motions for contempt, denying her motions to reconsider, staying proceedings on her motion to reopen pending resolution of this appeal, and granting the motion of the defendant, Alfred H. Allen, Jr., for contempt. The plaintiff claims that the court erred in (1) finding her in contempt and failin... More...
$0 (04-04-2012 - CT)Robert L. Peterson v. Laurie Sykes-Peterson
The plaintiff, Robert L. Peterson, appeals following the dissolution of his marriage to the defendant, Laurie Sykes-Peterson, from the trial court’s prejudgment determination that the parties’ prenuptial agreement had expired during the pendency of the dissolution action pursuant to a provision rendering the agreement void on the seventh anniversary of the parties’ marriage (s... More...
$0 (02-16-2012 - CT)Eric Fischer v. Richard Zollino
This case raises the question of whether the putative father of a child, upon learning that he was deceived by his wife, the child’s mother, and the child’s biological father as to the child’s paternity, is estopped from recovering from the biological father funds that the putative father expended to raise the child while believing her to be his offspring. The plaintiff, Eric ... More...
$0 (02-07-2012 - CT)Robert Grimm v. John Wayne Fox
The plaintiff, Robert Grimm, appeals1 from the trial court’s grant of a motion for judgment in favor of the defendants, John Wayne Fox and Curtis, Brinckerhoff and Barrett, P.C., in this legal malpractice action. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the trial court improperly: (1) granted the defendants’ motion for judgment, determining that the critical statements concerning the def... More...
$0 (01-10-2012 - CT)Margaret A. Mueller v. Ididore Tepler
The plaintiff Charlotte Stacey1 appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered in favor of the defendants, Iris Wertheim, a gynecologic oncologist and surgeon, and Iris Wertheim, MD, LLC,2 following the granting of a motion to strike counts six and eight of the third amended complaint. The plaintiff claims that the trial court erred in concluding that the allegations regarding her relations... More...
$0 (12-27-2011 - CT)Kenneth Von Kohorn v. Susan E. Von Kohorn
The defendant, Susan E. Von Kohorn, appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered in response to a motion to reargue and for clarification filed by the plaintiff, Kenneth Von Kohorn, regarding financial orders incident to a judgment of dissolution of marriage. The defendant claims on appeal that (1) the court abused its discretion when it modified sua sponte the existing alimony order from... More...
$0 (12-27-2011 - CT)Georgia Cottrell v. Richard Cottrell
The defendant, Richard Cottrell, appeals from the judgment of the trial court dissolving his marriage to the plaintiff, Georgia Cottrell. The defendant claims that the court improperly (1) found that the marital estate included four properties that the parties did not own at the time of the dissolution and (2) determined that he fraudulently conveyed his interest in several properties that otherwi... More...
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