Connecticut Family Law Firm Provides Effective Representation in Divorce Matters
Groton Family Law Attorney Representing Connecticut Families for Over Two Decades
In Connecticut, a couple can file for divorce based on two types of grounds: no-fault and fault. If your marriage is irretrievably broken or you and your spouse have lived apart for 18 months or more, you can file for a no-fault divorce. Fault grounds for divorce include:
- Adultery
- Fraudulent contract
- Willful desertion for one year with total neglect of duty
- Seven years’ absence, during all of which time the absent party has not been heard from
- Habitual intemperance
- Intolerable cruelty
- Sentence to imprisonment for life for the commission of any infamous crime involving a violation of conjugal duty and punishable by imprisonment for more than one year
- Legal confinement in a hospital because of mental illness for an accumulated period of five years within the six-year period immediately preceding the divorce complaint
To file for divorce in Groton, you must be a resident of Connecticut for at least 12 months, and the court may enter a final decree no sooner than 90 days after the petition is filed. Connecticut uses a system of equitable distribution to divide marital property and debts between the spouses. This means that the court may award all or any part of the marital estate to either spouse based upon what is considered fair and equitable, but not necessarily equal.
Contact a Groton, Connecticut Divorce Attorney Today
Divorce is a stressful and difficult experience, but an understanding and compassionate divorce attorney can help things run as smoothly as possible. Bruce A. Chamberlain has more than 25 years of experience dealing with Connecticut divorce issues and will work to help obtain the best results possible for your family. Contact the Bruce A. Chamberlain Law Office online or call (860) 440-2846 to schedule your consultation today.
