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Brooklyn, CT 06234-1825
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At the Douglas M. Bushman Attorney at Law, LLC we are committed to providing all of our clients efficient and effective legal services.  Clients who choose us can expect the following:

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Divorce, Family & Child Support

Connecticut divorce and other family law issues such as child support, child custody, and visitation (timeshare) in Connecticut can be extremely difficult, but having the right lawyer can make all the difference in the world.  Attorney Douglas M. Bushman can guide you through the difficult process of seeking a divorce, child support or modification of any existing separation agreement.  

 

Attorney Douglas M. Bushman will provide you with compassion and dedication in helping you resolve the following legal matters:

 

FAMILY LAW
• Child support • Custody • Modifications
• Adoption • Paternity • Prenuptial agreements
• Runaways • Neglect petitions • Guardianship
DIVORCE
• Litigation • Mediation • Alimony
• Division of property • Division of assets
• Marital property • Modifications • Separation

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An Overview of Connecticut Divorce:
In Connecticut, a person can obtain a divorce on the grounds of irretrievable breakdown. While the law provides other grounds for a divorce (such as adultery, desertion and intolerable cruelty), there is no need to allege any of these grounds, and a simple statement that the marriage has irretrievably broken down, without the hope of reconciliation, will suffice.

Initial Restraints:
Upon the commencement of a divorce action, several orders of the court automatically apply to both parties. Among other things, these orders restrain each of the parties from (1) selling, concealing, or disposing of any of the property of the parties; (2) incurring unreasonable debts; (3) removing permanently from the state of Connecticut any minor child of the parties; (4) changing the beneficiaries of any life insurance policy; and (5) the removal from the health insurance coverage by any party of the other party, or of the minor children of the marriage.

The Process:
A divorce action is started by the delivery of a Summons and Complaint by a process server, usually a deputy sheriff. Delivery of the papers can be accomplished by several means, the most desirable of which is delivery in hand. When the whereabouts of the defendant spouse are unknown or when the defendant lives out-of-state, the method of providing notice of the divorce to the defendant becomes further complicated, requiring initial actions too detailed to be discussed here. The Complaint contains basic information about the marriage and any children. Further, the filing party asks the court to order such things as alimony, child support and a division of the property.
If your spouse starts a divorce and papers are delivered to you, it is highly advisable to file an answer and a cross-complaint in response to the plaintiff's allegations and claims. A ninety-day waiting period begins on the day by which the defendant must respond (or the return date) and a final decree for divorce cannot be granted until the end of the waiting period.

Parenting:
Parties involved in a divorce are required to attend a parenting education program as a pre-condition of obtaining a divorce. The court has selected approved providers of parenting education programs. A list of these providers is available at our office or the Clerk's Office at the Superior Court

Let Attorney Douglas M. Bushman guide you in the difficult and at times emotional process of seeking a divorce.