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Divorce, Retirement Accounts, & Taxes
Divorce has a tremendous impact on your finances for years to come, and property division is a big (in many cases the biggest!) piece of that equation. Plus, the majority of many Americans’ savings...
View ArticleLaw Firm 500 Ranks Freed Marcroft LLC Among Fastest-Growing Law Firms for 2020
On Saturday, December 5, 2020, the Law Firm 500 Award committee announced the list of 2020 Honorees, ranking Freed Marcroft #42 on its 5th annually-published list, recognizing law firms that have...
View Article4 Things to Know Before You Hire A Divorce Attorney in Connecticut
Are You Considering Divorce? If you are one of many people reading this in the early, contemplative stages of divorce, you’re likely weighing through thoughts about what is best for you and your...
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Tax Basics for Divorce
Divorce has a tremendous impact on your finances for years to come — and taxes can significantly impact those finances. You don’t have to prepare for the CPA exam, but it is important to understand...
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Can I Withdraw Retirement Funds to Pay My Divorce Attorneys’ Fees?
You want to access retirement funds before or during your divorce to pay your divorce attorneys’ fees, but you have questions, such as: Is taking a retirement withdrawal allowed by the court? Will I...
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Joint Custody vs Sole Custody
Lots of confusion exists about the meaning of joint custody versus sole custody. Today we’ve set out to clear up the similarities and differences. Please read on for more. History of Joint and Sole...
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Third Party Custody vs Visitation
The difference between custody and visitation is confusing enough. How about the difference between third party custody and third party visitation? Read on to learn more. Basic Difference Between...
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What is a 5-2-2-5 Parenting Schedule?
One of the major decisions to make during a divorce is how the parenting schedule will work. Many families have a shared parenting schedule, where their children spend significant time with each...
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What is an Alternating Week Parenting Schedule?
One of the major decisions to make during a divorce is how the parenting schedule will work. Many families have a shared parenting schedule, where their children spend significant time with each...
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Common Joint Custody & Parenting Schedules
One of the major decisions to make during a divorce is how the parenting schedule will work. Many families have some form of shared parenting schedule, where their children spend significant time with...
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What is an Alternating Weekend With an Overnight Parenting Schedule?
One of the major decisions to make during a divorce is how the parenting schedule will work. Many families have some form of shared parenting schedule, where their children spend significant time with...
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What is a 3-4-4-3 Parenting Schedule?
One of the major decisions to make during a divorce is how the parenting schedule will work. Many families have a shared parenting schedule, where their children spend significant time with each...
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Termination of Parental Rights
In a Connecticut Termination of Parental Rights, the legal relationship between a minor child and one or both parents is completely severed by the court. If the rights of only one parent are...
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Stepparent Custody & Visitation
Many stepparents form very close bonds with their grandchildren. But what happens when the stepparent’s relationship ends with the child’s parent? What access will the former stepparent have to the...
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What is a Four Way Meeting in a Divorce?
One term that you may hear during your divorce is “Four-Way Meeting.” A four-way meeting, or “four-way” for short, isn’t actually a formal legal or court term. Rather, what we call it when the two...
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Settlement & Divorce
Roughly “95% of couples” resolve their divorces outside of court. That may be because they successfully negotiated a resolution to a divorce litigation, or had a mediated or collaborative divorce....
View ArticleUnderstanding Collaborative Divorce in Connecticut
There are three ways to get divorced in Connecticut: litigation, mediation, and collaborative divorce. This blog will answer three of the most common questions clients ask us about the one that tends...
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What are Kitchen Table Conversations in a Divorce?
One term that you may hear during your divorce is “Kitchen Table Conversations.” In a kitchen table conversation, negotiations and discussions occur directly between the spouses. The phrase “kitchen...
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What to Expect When Divorcing a Narcissist
When divorcing a narcissist, you will likely be very concerned about how the narcissist will react to your divorce. A recent psychiatric study found that the biggest consequence of narcissism is...
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Abandonment & Divorce
How does one spouse’s abandonment impact a Connecticut divorce? You may wonder whether abandonment or desertion is one of the available “grounds” — or bases — for divorce. Read on to learn more. No...
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