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Teenagers, in particular, may object to being told they must spend specific blocks of time with a parent, even in families not dealing with divorce. As a result, we are commonly asked by clients at what age a child can refuse visitation. Under Connecticut law, there is no fixed age.

* Currently the state pays the GAL/AMC a flat fee of $500, plus $50/hour for hourly billing events approved by the Division of Public Defender Services contract. * The sliding fee scale is based upon the combined gross income of the parents and assumes one child.

Any divorce in Connecticut that results in a full final agreement is eligible for an uncontested hearing. A mediated divorce, a collaborative divorce, and even most litigated divorces all wind up in an uncontested hearing. The only divorces that don't are divorces that go all the way to a divorce trial.

When asking a family court to modify a child custody agreement, the parent or guardian must file paperwork with the family court. The paperwork must include a motion for modification, appearance, and affidavit concerning children. A hearing to consider the modification will then be set by the court.

The quickest and easiest way to get a no-fault divorce in Connecticut is simply to declare that your marriage "has broken down irretrievably," which means there's no reasonable hope that you'll fix the problems. You and your spouse should agree on this.

And if you can reach that agreement before you before you file your divorce papers?or at least early in the process?an uncontested divorce will be much less expensive than a traditional, contested divorce. That's because you can avoid lengthy and expensive court battles over every disagreement.