134 Conn. App. 212 - Pace v. Pace’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “[General Statutes §] 46b-86 governs the modification or termination of an alimony or support order after the date of a dissolution judgment. When, as in this case, the disputed issue is alimony [or child support] the applicable provision of the statute is § 46b-86 (a), which provides that a final order for alimony may be modified by the trial court upon a showing of a substantial change in the circumstances of either party.... Under that statutory provision, the party seeking the modification bears the burden of demonstrating that such a change has occurred.... To obtain a modification, the moving party must demonstrate that circumstances have changed since the last court order such that it would be unjust or inequitable to hold either party to it. Because the establishment of changed circumstances is a condition precedent to a party's relief, it is pertinent for the trial court to inquire as to what, if any, new circumstance warrants a modification of the existing order.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 167 Conn. App. 480 - Zilkha v. Zilkha

2. “Our review of a trial court's granting or denial of a motion for modification of [financial orders] is governed by the abuse of discretion standard.... In determining whether a trial court has abused its broad discretion in domestic relations matters, we allow every reasonable presumption in favor of the correctness of its action.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 167 Conn. App. 480 - Zilkha v. Zilkha