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Melissa Needle
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Needle | Cuda: Divorce & Family Law
830 Post Road East Suite 301 Westport, CT 06880» view map
Divorce & Family Law
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At Needle | Cuda, we know when you come to see us that you may be going through the most difficult time of your life. That is why we style ourselves a “high touch” law firm.

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1. Melissa Needle Westport, CT
  Attorney at Law - CT, 1990
  Whittier Law School J.D. 1990
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Andrew D Cretella

Real Estate, Family Law, Adoption

Status: Retired Licensed: 64 Years

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935 White Plains Road, Trumbull, CT 06611

Barbara S. Shea

Family Law, Adoption, Bed Bug

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 39 Years

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60 Parsonage Rd, Greenwich, CT 06830

Christine B. O'Sullivan

Wills & Probate, Family Law, Adoption, Divorce & Family Law

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13 Hermit Lane, Westport, CT 06880

Corey Alexander Rubin

Government, Adoption, Misdemeanor, Medical Malpractice

Status: In Good Standing

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40 Danbury Rd, Wilton, CT 06897

Cynthia Hartwell

Farms, Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Adoption

Status: Suspended Licensed: 29 Years

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35 Mason St, Greenwich, CT 06830

Gina A Pasquini

Adoption, Divorce & Family Law

Status: In Good Standing

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19 Ludlow Rd, Westport, CT 06880

Jill H. O'Connor

Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Adoption, Divorce & Family Law, Children's Rights

Status: In Good Standing

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98 Mill Plain Road, Danbury, CT 06811

Jill Debra Bicks

Real Estate, Adoption, Divorce & Family Law, Medical Malpractice

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 36 Years

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850 Main St, Bridgeport, CT 06601

Joram Hirsch

Wills & Probate, Adoption, Car Accident, Accident & Injury

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 45 Years

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1000 Lafayette Blvd, Bridgeport, CT 06604

Martha Elizabeth Hay Deegan

Family Law, Adoption

Status: Inactive Licensed: 48 Years

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100 Brookside Drive, Greenwich, CT 06831

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LEGAL TERMS

MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE

A document that provides proof of a marriage, typically issued to the newlyweds a few weeks after they file for the certificate in a county office. Most states ... (more...)

A document that provides proof of a marriage, typically issued to the newlyweds a few weeks after they file for the certificate in a county office. Most states require both spouses, the person who officiated the marriage and one or two witnesses to sign the marriage certificate; often this is done just after the ceremony.

GUARDIANSHIP

A legal relationship created by a court between a guardian and his ward--either a minor child or an incapacitated adult. The guardian has a legal right and duty... (more...)

A legal relationship created by a court between a guardian and his ward--either a minor child or an incapacitated adult. The guardian has a legal right and duty to care for the ward. This may involve making personal decisions on his or her behalf, managing property or both. Guardianships of incapacitated adults are more typically called conservatorships .

MARITAL PROPERTY

Most of the property accumulated by spouses during a marriage, called community property in some states. States differ as to exactly what is included in marital... (more...)

Most of the property accumulated by spouses during a marriage, called community property in some states. States differ as to exactly what is included in marital property; some states include all property and earnings dring the marriage, while others exclude gifts and inheritances.

RESTRAINING ORDER

An order from a court directing one person not to do something, such as make contact with another person, enter the family home or remove a child from the state... (more...)

An order from a court directing one person not to do something, such as make contact with another person, enter the family home or remove a child from the state. Restraining orders are typically issued in cases in which spousal abuse or stalking is feared -- or has occurred -- in an attempt to ensure the victim's safety. Restraining orders are also commonly issued to cool down ugly disputes between neighbors.

NO-FAULT DIVORCE

Any divorce in which the spouse who wants to split up does not have to accuse the other of wrongdoing, but can simply state that the couple no longer gets along... (more...)

Any divorce in which the spouse who wants to split up does not have to accuse the other of wrongdoing, but can simply state that the couple no longer gets along. Until no-fault divorce arrived in the 1970s, the only way a person could get a divorce was to prove that the other spouse was at fault for the marriage not working. No-fault divorces are usually granted for reasons such as incompatibility, irreconcilable differences, or irretrievable or irremediable breakdown of the marriage. Also, some states allow incurable insanity as a basis for a no-fault divorce. Compare fault divorce.

GUARDIAN OF THE ESTATE

Someone appointed by a court to care for the property of a minor child that is not supervised by an adult under some other legal method, such as a trust. A guar... (more...)

Someone appointed by a court to care for the property of a minor child that is not supervised by an adult under some other legal method, such as a trust. A guardian of the estate may also be called a 'property guardian' or 'financial guardian.' See also guardian.

CRUELTY

Any act of inflicting unnecessary emotional or physical pain. Cruelty or mental cruelty is the most frequently used fault ground for divorce because as a practi... (more...)

Any act of inflicting unnecessary emotional or physical pain. Cruelty or mental cruelty is the most frequently used fault ground for divorce because as a practical matter, courts will accept minor wrongs or disagreements as sufficient evidence of cruelty to justify the divorce.

COMPLAINT

Papers filed with a court clerk by the plaintiff to initiate a lawsuit by setting out facts and legal claims (usually called causes of action). In some states a... (more...)

Papers filed with a court clerk by the plaintiff to initiate a lawsuit by setting out facts and legal claims (usually called causes of action). In some states and in some types of legal actions, such as divorce, complaints are called petitions and the person filing is called the petitioner. To complete the initial stage of a lawsuit, the plaintiff's complaint must be served on the defendant, who then has the opportunity to respond by filing an answer. In practice, few lawyers prepare complaints from scratch. Instead they use -- and sometimes modify -- pre-drafted complaints widely available in form books.

JOINT CUSTODY

An arrangement by which parents who do not live together share the upbringing of a child. Joint custody can be joint legal custody (in which both parents have a... (more...)

An arrangement by which parents who do not live together share the upbringing of a child. Joint custody can be joint legal custody (in which both parents have a say in decisions affecting the child) joint physical custody (in which the child spends a significant amount of time with both parents) or, very rarely, both.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

IN RE DAVONTA

... have closure. It would allow him to move on into either permanent foster care in his current and very supportive home with his current foster parents as his primary patents, or eventually, perhaps, give his consent for adoption.". In ...

In re Samantha S.

... the termination trial commenced, the respondent filed with the department of children and families (department), a petition for a ruling declaring that the department was obligated statutorily to seek adoptive parents who would be receptive to an open adoption agreement, which ...

In re Samantha S.

... of children and families (department) had agreed to consider his petition for a declaratory ruling as to whether General Statutes Â§ 46b-129 (k)(4) places an affirmative obligation on the department to seek adoptive parents who would be receptive to an open adoption agreement. ...

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Andrew D Cretella

Barbara S. Shea

Christine B. O'Sullivan

Corey Alexander Rubin

Cynthia Hartwell

Gina A Pasquini

Jill H. O'Connor

Jill Debra Bicks

Joram Hirsch

Martha Elizabeth Hay Deegan

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LEGAL TERMS

MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE

GUARDIANSHIP

MARITAL PROPERTY

RESTRAINING ORDER

NO-FAULT DIVORCE

GUARDIAN OF THE ESTATE

CRUELTY

COMPLAINT

JOINT CUSTODY

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

IN RE DAVONTA

In re Samantha S.

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