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Protecting Your Interests in a High-Asset Divorce

Whether or not you consider yourself a high earner or a high worth individual, if you have considerable assets at stake and divorce is knocking at the door, we are here to help. At Maya Murphy, we deal with divorces every day, whether they include athletes, businesses, famous individuals, those with large amounts of wealth or just the average person. Our divorce practice has been established for over a decade and is built on experience gained in both New York and Connecticut tribunals.

Can My Spouse Take Everything in the Divorce?

Can My Spouse Take Everything in the Divorce?

"Reliance on Counsel" Defense Had No Merit in Contempt Motion

In a Connecticut Superior Court case, an ex-husband won a contempt motion against his ex-wife after her reliance on counsel defense failed in court. In 2011 a court ordered the parties to contribute money into a joint bank account for the benefit of their daughter and her living expenses. At the time of trial in 2013 the plaintiff husband had contributed almost $21,000 while the defendant wife owed the account around $27,000 in missed payments. In more than two years she had only contributed around $4,000 to the account.

Protective Orders and Domestic Violence: Full Hearings Offer Expedited Justice

Protective Orders and Domestic Violence: Full Hearings Offer Expedited Justice

Alimony Broad-Stroke Considerations by Connecticut Courts

Alimony Broad-Stroke Considerations by Connecticut Courts

A Court’s Quick Legal Discussion on Visitation, Custody, and Alimony in CT

A Connecticut case, Baker v. Baker, succinctly laid out the basic legal rules regarding visitation, custody, and alimony in CT. Sometimes a quick overview of the law is enough to help figure out what the law is and how it might apply to a particular issue. For help on these subjects we look to the court’s summation of the law in the following:

Despite Child’s Wishes, Mother Awarded Custody

In a Superior Court decision, Sorrell v. Sorrell, the court awarded the mother primary custody of all three children despite the eldest child’s clear wishes. The parties had been married 15 years before the dissolution of marriage action had been brought because of irretrievable breakdown. The court found there was no hope for reconciliation and dissolved the marriage accordingly. Custody of the ex-couple’s three children became the real issue.

A Case For a Child’s Wishes Over Court Determined Best Interests

In Connecticut, like many jurisdictions, the prevailing view on awarding custody is what is in the child’s best interests. But what about that child’s wishes? With minor children this may be difficult, but what about when children are of age? Should the best interest standard work alongside a child’s wishes, or completely dominate them like court decisions of years past? A recent article by Ruth Bettelheim from the New York Times has shed some interesting light on the subject, and suggested a new view on the best interests standard. The article “In whose best interests?” is quoted in the following:

Domestic Violence and Divorce Litigation

Domestic Violence and Divorce Litigation

If A Court Order of Visitation Stipulates for Joint Custody, Can One Party Not Allow the Child to Visit the Other in Connecticut?

If A Court Order of Visitation Stipulates for Joint Custody, Can One Party Not Allow the Child to Visit the Other in Connecticut?

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