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The Divorce Process in Connecticut

An analysis of social statistics and vitalcohabitation  for  at  least  18  months;
parameters leads to the conclusion that
Connecticut society is certainly in the pink(3)  adultery;
of health. In 1994, Connecticut had the
second lowest divorce rate in the US, which(4)  fraudulent  contract;
was 2.4/1000 population. Though being the
fourth most densely populated state, the(5)  desertion and neglect of marital duties;
divorce rate in Connecticut always stayed
much below the national average. The divorce(6)  prolonged  absence  of  a  spouse;
rate stood at 3.2/1000 population in 1990 and
maintained itself at the same level in 2001.(7)  addiction;
Then followed a downward trend, with divorce
rate being 3.1/1000 in 2004. Several factors(8)  cruelty;
are responsible for this. Connecticut is the
richest state in America with the highest per(9) involvement of a spouse in a crime or in
capita income. Being home to the prestigiouscase  of  imprisonment;
Yale University, the quality of education in
Connecticut is also very high. It is a known(10) prolonged and severe mental illness of a
fact that the couples with high standards ofspouse
living and a better education face less
interpersonal tensions and are less likely to(Connecticut General Statutes: Title 46b-
divorce. Compared to other states,Chapter  40)
Connecticut has a very low rate of
Out-of-Wedlock births. The rate ofAs regards the division of property pursuant
cohabitation in Connecticut is also very low.to a divorce decree, Connecticut is an
Teen Birth Rate in Connecticut is amongst theequitable distribution state. All the marital
lowest, being 8.3% in 1998. Thus the divorceproperty is divided equitably amongst the two
statistics regarding Connecticut tend to beparties, as deemed just and fair by the
very reliable. Connecticut has a high jointcourt, in case of any disagreement. While
custody rate of 35.8/36.4, a factordoing so, the court weighs various factors
considered to be very important in reducingsuch as the age and health of the spouses,
the divorce rate. As per a 2001 survey, Romanfinancial status, employability, contribution
Catholics constitute 32% of the state'sof both the parties, etc. (Connecticut
population, a community known for having lowGeneral  Statutes:  Title  46b-  Chapter 81).
divorce  rates.
The court has the power to assign alimony to
A suit for dissolution of marriage can bea spouse. While deciding, the court listens
filed by either of the spouses at any time,to the witnesses of the two parties and
once he or she has established residence indeliberates over various factors such as the
Connecticut. For initiating a divorcecauses for the divorce, age and health of the
procedure, either of the spouses must be atwo parties, assets and liabilities,
resident of Connecticut for at least one yearemployability, child custody decision, etc.
just before the filing of the complaint orThe court may order a spouse to hold life
just prior to the date of the decree, or oneinsurance for the other spouse. The alimony
of the spouses had been a resident ofgranted to a spouse is modifiable in the
Connecticut at the time of marriage andfuture, depending upon the change in
returned to the state with the aim ofcircumstances of one or other of the two
permanently settling there before theparties.
complaint is filed, or the cause for the
divorce arose after either of the spousesThe Connecticut Law holds the joint custody
moved into the state. A complaint forto be in the best interest of the child. A
dissolution is filed in the Superior Court ofcourt favors a joint custody in the situation
the District in which one of the spousesof an agreement between the two parents. In
resides. (Connecticut General Statutes: Titlecase of a disagreement, the parents are
46b- Chapters 44 and 45) The party who filesrequired to file a Parental Responsibility
the compliant is called the Plaintiff. ThePlan with the court, demarcating the
spouse on whom the complaint is served isresponsibilities and liabilities of each
called the Defendant. In case a spouse is anparent. In exceptional cases, the custody may
inpatient of a mental institution in thebe granted to a third party also. After a
state, a copy of the complaint is also servedserious contemplation, the court may grant a
on the Commissioner of Administrativevisitation right to any person in case of a
Services.minor child. The court may order the parents
to participate in a Parenting Education
Connecticut has both the fault- andProgram  designed by the Judicial Department.
no-fault-based grounds for divorce which are
as  follows:The child support is calculated in accordance
with the Child Support Guidelines that follow
(1)  irretrievable  breakdown  of  marriage;an Income Shares Model. The needs of the
child and financial status of the parents are
(2) marital incompatibility with nogiven a due consideration, while doing so.



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