CT Court Rules on Multi-Jurisdiction Alimony Modification
by
Joseph C. Maya on May. 05, 2017
Divorce & Family Law Divorce & Family Law Family Law Lawsuit & Dispute Lawsuit
Summary: Blog post about a Connecticut court ruling on an alimony modification that involved multiple jurisdictions.
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A Connecticut court can modify alimony originating from a Florida court post-dissolution judgment, because custody had changed from the mother in Florida to the father in Connecticut due to substantial and dramatic circumstances.
The parties’ marriage was dissolved in 2006. At the time, the mother had custody of the children, with both the defendant and plaintiff residing in Florida. The children now live primarily with their father in Westport, Connecticut. The dissolution was registered in Connecticut in 2012. The plaintiff/husband brought a motion for modification, as the original dissolution ordered the plaintiff to make unallocated alimony and child support payments to the defendant. Since then, there have been several motions for modification and contempt in the jurisdictions of Florida and Connecticut.
After due hearing, the court granted the husband’s motion for modification, finding that the defendant’s change in custody, as well as dramatic mental health conditions, constituted a substantial change in circumstances. The decision considered standards of law for both the state of Florida and Connecticut. While Florida has a higher standard for change in circumstances, such modification was permitted as necessary for the best interest of the children. The defendant was thereby ordered to pay child support for the three children in the amount of 2,500 per month retroactive to August 1, 2912. While the court would not modify the original alimony agreement, all retroactive debts would be deducted from future unallocated alimony payment.
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Source: Lederer v. Lederer, 2015 Conn. Super. Lexis 261 (Feb. 3, 2016)
