Criminal Law

How To Calculate Pain and Suffering

Pain and suffering are one of the mentioned types of compensatory damages that are difficult to calculate. This involves the stress you experience as a result of the injuries sustained from the accident. Despite of its vague nature, the [...]

The Two Types Of Damages In A Car Accident

There are two common types of car accident damages. These are as follows: Property damage. Property damage refers to damages of personal property (e.g., such as the vehicle, the vehicle’s contents), and other property (e.g., a yard, mailbox, and/or [...]

What To Do If You’ve Been Involved In A Hit & Run

A “hit and run” is when a driver hits another car, a person or property and knowingly fails to provide his or her insurance information or render aid before driving away. (We could also call this several other things, [...]

What Is the 51% Modified Comparative Fault rule?

Connecticut is a 51% modified comparative fault state. But what does that mean, and how can that impact you if you've had an accident? If you have been injured in an accident but you haven’t filed a personal injury [...]

Are You Unemployed But Owe Child Support?

Over the past year Connecticut has slowly started to get back on track when it comes to employment.  The state has continued to see employers seeking to hire employees, but there are still people remaining on unemployment benefits. Losing [...]

Back Child Support 101

Child support determination is part of any divorce involving minor children. In most cases, one parent is required to pay child support to the other parent to assist with the costs of raising the child including shelter, food and [...]

Pathways to Resolution

This year, 2022, the Connecticut Judicial Branch launched a new process for divorce and family law matters, which they named divorce “Pathways to Resolution.” Divorce Pathways to Resolution essentially replaces the old short calendar system with a triage approach [...]

Divorce VS. Legal Separation

Should you file for a legal separation or a divorce? We get asked this a lot, so lets break down the difference: a legal separation is a court order that outlines the rights, and/or duties of two parties who [...]

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