Responsive, Effective Connecticut Divorce Lawyer
Divorce is rarely a straightforward matter. Emotions often run high and there are many opportunities for conflict during the separation process. We are often asked for help with the following personal and property issues by people contemplating divorce:
- Child custody
- Child support
- Juvenile (criminal)
- Domestic violence issues
- Spousal maintenance/alimony
- Division of marital assets
We also deal with post-decree modifications, enforcement of existing decrees and paternity issues.
People in stressful situations sometimes behave badly. As a police officer for 14 years, Attorney Macci has observed many instances of domestic violence and juvenile misbehavior triggered by divorce. His experience and perspective relating to these matters can be helpful to clients in high-tension divorces.
Domestic Violence
Connecticut domestic violence law is meant to protect people from physical and psychological battering from their spouses, parents, children or boyfriends/girlfriends. However, divorcing parties sometimes use such allegations inappropriately as weapons against one another.
An experienced divorce lawyer can help you preserve your rights in contentious divorce proceeding, or fight to remove a restraining order that has been wrongly imposed. Please contact us for a free consultation.
Often, because of the stress of a divorce, a separating couple's children may act out and engage in juvenile criminal behavior, including:
- Underage drinking
- Driving offenses, including driving without a license and joyriding
- Vandalism
- Truancy, possession of a weapon in school, or other school problems
- Assault and battery
Property Issues
In Connecticut, when the parties are unable to reach a divorce settlement, the court will distribute the marital assets between the two parties in an equitable fashion. Equitable, however, does not mean "equal," but rather what is deemed by the court to be fair.
If you have questions regarding the division of retirement assets in divorce or any other family law matter, please contact us for a free consultation and case evaluation.
