Kavanah v. Kavanah’s Empirical Analysis

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14 state decisions

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1. “[A]n appellate court will not disturb a trial court's orders in domestic relations cases unless the court has abused its discretion or it is found that it could not reasonably conclude as it did, based on the facts presented.... The court may order either party to pay the fees for [a] guardian ad litem pursuant to General Statutes § 46b-62, and how such expenses will be paid is within the court's discretion.... [W]e may not alter an award of [guardian ad litem] fees unless the trial court has clearly abused its discretion, for the trial court is in the best position to evaluate the circumstances of each case.... Because the trial court is in the best position to evaluate the circumstances of each case, we will not substitute our opinion concerning counsel fees or alter an award of [guardian ad litem] fees unless the trial court has clearly abused its discretion.... An abuse of discretion in granting [guardian ad litem] fees will be found only if [an appellate court] determines that the trial court could not reasonably have concluded as it did.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 183 Conn. App. 452 - Zilkha v. Zilkha

2. “[m]any non-custodial parents have some transportation costs to see their child-for parents living within driving distance of each other, for example, the non-custodial parent is likely to pay for fuel and other costs picking up or dropping off the child, but these ordinary expenses usually do not warrant a deviation from the presumptive amount.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 182 Conn. App. 40 - Battistotti v. Suzanne A.

3. “necessary for the parent to maintain a satisfactory parental relationship with the child,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 182 Conn. App. 40 - Battistotti v. Suzanne A.