35 Conn. App. 246 - Evans v. Evans’s Empirical Analysis

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12 state decisions

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1. “The plaintiff's third claim relates to the trial court's award of $10,000 in attorney's fees to the defendant. During discovery, the defendant moved for attorney's fees pursuant to General Statutes 46b-62 . That section provides the trial court with the discretion to award reasonable attorney's fees to a spouse in accordance with the parties' respective financial abilities and the criteria set forth in 46b-82 . Further, the trial court stated in its memorandum of decision that it had considered both of the parties' abilities to pay and the criteria enumerated in General Statutes 46b-82 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 1998 Conn. Super. Ct. 2997 - Lowe v. Lowe, No. 31 99 86 (Mar. 10, 1998)

2. “child support provisions established by agreement are merged with the judgment, the agreement retains no contractual significance. Minarovich v. Sobala, [ 121 App.Div.2d 701 , 702 , 504 N.Y.S.2d 143 (1986)].”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 1999 Conn. Super. Ct. 2547 - Wayne v. Wayne, No. Fa94-0549968 (Feb. 17, 1999)

3. “substantive law of the foreign jurisdiction shall be controlling”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 1996 Conn. Super. Ct. 9689 - Giles v. Giles, No. Fa94 0142628 S (Nov. 20, 1996)