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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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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

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

Michael Fitzpatrick

Landlord-Tenant, Lawsuit & Dispute, Government, Adoption, Accident & Injury

Status: In Good Standing

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10 Middle St, Bridgeport, CT 06604

Martha Elizabeth Hay Deegan

Family Law, Adoption

Status: Inactive Licensed: 47 Years

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100 Brookside Drive, Greenwich, CT 06831

Samuel V. Schoonmaker

Adoption, Divorce & Family Law

Status: Deceased

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81 Holly Hill Lane, Greenwich, CT 06831

Andrew D Cretella

Real Estate, Family Law, Adoption

Status: Retired Licensed: 64 Years

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935 White Plains Road, Trumbull, CT 06611

Paul R Karl

Real Estate Other, Trusts, Estate, Adoption

Status: Deceased Licensed: 31 Years

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2051 Main Street, Stratford, CT 06615

Ann Penney Coonley

Lawsuit & Dispute, Estate, Adoption, Divorce & Family Law

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 42 Years

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1980 Main Street, Stratford, CT 06615

Victor G Catalano

Family Law, Adoption

Status: Inactive Licensed: 41 Years

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324 Elm St, Monroe, CT 06468

Robert Wayne Chesson

Divorce, Custody & Visitation, Adoption, Accident & Injury

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 25 Years

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215 Broad Street, Milford, CT 06460

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LEGAL TERMS

MINOR

In most states, any person under 18 years of age. All minors must be under the care of a competent adult (parent or guardian) unless they are 'emancipated'--in ... (more...)

In most states, any person under 18 years of age. All minors must be under the care of a competent adult (parent or guardian) unless they are 'emancipated'--in the military, married or living independently with court permission. Property left to a minor must be handled by an adult until the minor becomes an adult under the laws of the state where he or she lives.

GUARDIAN AD LITEM

A person, not necessarily a lawyer, who is appointed by a court to represent and protect the interests of a child or an incapacitated adult during a lawsuit. Fo... (more...)

A person, not necessarily a lawyer, who is appointed by a court to represent and protect the interests of a child or an incapacitated adult during a lawsuit. For example, a guardian ad litem (GAL) may be appointed to represent the interests of a child whose parents are locked in a contentious battle for custody, or to protect a child's interests in a lawsuit where there are allegations of child abuse. The GAL may conduct interviews and investigations, make reports to the court and participate in court hearings or mediation sessions. Sometimes called court-appointed special advocates (CASAs).

CONSOLIDATED OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT (COBRA)

A federal law requiring that employers offer employees -- and their spouses and dependents -- continuing insurance coverage if their work hours are cut or they ... (more...)

A federal law requiring that employers offer employees -- and their spouses and dependents -- continuing insurance coverage if their work hours are cut or they lose their job for any reason other than gross misconduct. Courts are still in the process of determining the meaning of gross misconduct, but it's clearly more serious than poor performance or judgment. COBRA also makes an ex-spouse and children eligible to receive group rate health insurance provided by the other ex-spouse's employer for three years following a 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.

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.

GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE

Legal reasons for requesting a divorce. All states require a spouse who files for divorce to state the grounds, court and whether requesting a fault divorce or ... (more...)

Legal reasons for requesting a divorce. All states require a spouse who files for divorce to state the grounds, court and whether requesting a fault divorce or a no-fault divorce.

NEXT OF KIN

The closest relatives, as defined by state law, of a deceased person. Most states recognize the spouse and the nearest blood relatives as next of kin.

FOREIGN DIVORCE

A divorce obtained in a different state or country from the place where one spouse resides at the time of the divorce. As a general rule, foreign divorces are r... (more...)

A divorce obtained in a different state or country from the place where one spouse resides at the time of the divorce. As a general rule, foreign divorces are recognized as valid if the spouse requesting the divorce became a resident of the state or country granting the divorce, and if both parties consented to the jurisdiction of the foreign court. A foreign divorce obtained by one person without the consent of the other is normally not valid, unless the nonconsenting spouse later acts as if the foreign divorce were valid, for example, by remarrying.

CUSTODIAN

A term used by the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act for the person named to manage property left to a child under the terms of that Act. The custodian will manag... (more...)

A term used by the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act for the person named to manage property left to a child under the terms of that Act. The custodian will manage the property if the gift giver dies before the child has reached the age specified by state law -- usually 21. When the child reaches the specified age, he will receive the property and the custodian will have no further role in its management.

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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LEGAL TERMS

MINOR

GUARDIAN AD LITEM

CONSOLIDATED OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT (COBRA)

COMPLAINT

MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE

GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE

NEXT OF KIN

FOREIGN DIVORCE

CUSTODIAN

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

IN RE DAVONTA

In re Samantha S.

In re Samantha S.

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