113 Conn. App. 318 - Auerbach v. Auerbach’s Empirical Analysis

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45 state decisions

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1. “A finding of contempt is a question of fact, and our standard of review is to determine whether the court abused its discretion in failing to find that the actions or inactions of the [defendant] were in contempt of a court order.... To constitute contempt, a party's conduct must be wilful.... Noncompliance alone will not support a judgment of contempt.... A finding that a person is or is not in contempt of a court order depends on the facts and circumstances surrounding the conduct. The fact that an order has not been complied with fully does not dictate that a finding of contempt must enter.... [It] is within the sound discretion of the court to deny a claim for contempt when there is an adequate factual basis to explain the failure to honor the court's order.... "It is therefore necessary, in reviewing the propriety of the court's decision to deny the motion for contempt, that we review the factual findings of the court that led to its determination. The clearly erroneous standard is the well settled standard for reviewing a trial court's factual findings. A factual finding is clearly erroneous when it is not supported by any evidence in the record or when there is evidence to support it, but the reviewing court is left with the definite and firm conviction that a mistake has been made.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 189 Conn. App. 247 - Dicker v. Dicker · 177 Conn. App. 504 - Spencer v. Spencer

2. “A finding of contempt is a question of fact, and our standard of review is to determine whether the court abused its discretion in failing to find that the actions or inactions of the [defendant] were in contempt of a court order.... To constitute contempt, a party's conduct must be wilful.... Noncompliance alone will not support a judgment of contempt.... A finding that a person is or is not in contempt of a court order depends on the facts and circumstances surrounding the conduct. The fact that an order has not been complied with fully does not dictate that a finding of contempt must enter.... [It] is within the sound discretion of the court to deny a claim for contempt when there is an adequate factual basis to explain the failure to honor the court's order.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 173 Conn. App. 595 - Bauer v. Bauer

3. “[The] trial court is endowed with broad discretion in domestic relations cases.... As an appellate court, we do not review the evidence to determine whether a conclusion different from the one reached could have been reached.... The purpose of our analysis is to decide whether the trial court's conclusion was reasonable. Because the trial court has the advantage of reviewing and assessing the demeanor, attitude and credibility of the witnesses, it is better equipped than we are to assess the circumstances surrounding the family proceeding before it.... Every reasonable presumption will be made in favor of the court's proper exercise of discretion.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 173 Conn. App. 595 - Bauer v. Bauer