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A Connecticut Divorce and Family Law Primer

A Guide to Divorce Mediation

  What's New 

New Child Support Guidelines

Updated. Megan's Law: CT's revamped sexual offender registration law

Visitation by Grandparents and Other Unrelated Third Parties - Nontraditional Family Issues

Position Available: Job Description

Sexual abuse resources for teachers and administrators

Federal Appeals Court Rules Civil Remedies Portion of VAWA Unconstitutional

Book Review: Memory, Trauma Treatment & the Law

Connecticut Supreme Court issues ruling on the affect of cohabitation clause on alimony

South Carolina rules that statutory discovery rule is applicable to repressed memory claims

Illinois appellate court broadens common law discovery rule applicable to statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse

Site Review: New site  provides information about criminal background checks on workers

Legal Article: California Revisits the Statute of Limitations

Kentucky passes new statute of limitations for survivors of childhood sexual abuse

Article: Mandatory Reporting: Hidden Dangers

Site Article: Connecticut orders Allstate to stop discouraging accident victims from hiring lawyers. Class action suit alleges unfair claims practices.

Updated: Connecticut Auto Accident Primer

Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse. Mandatory reporting explained.   References to statutes in all 50 states.

Expert Psychiatrists and Comments on Witness Credibility

Ireland v. Ireland - Commentary on the new Conn. Supreme Court decision on relocation of the custodial parent

Official summary of automatic restraining orders issued upon commencement of divorce case

Mandatory Parenting Education

New U.S. Supreme Court cases on sexual harassment

West Virginia Supreme Court refuses to broaden application of discovery rule to child sexual abuse claim

Legal Article: Exclusion of evidence of penile plethysmography,  behavioral inventories and  "not a pedophile" expert testimony offered on behalf of a defendant in a child sexual abuse case

Legal implications of therapeutic hypnosis.

Interactive Link: Helping Kids Cope with Divorce

Arizona Rethinks Its Approach to Extending Statutes of Limitation in Abuse Cases"

Susan K. Smith, Atty.

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  Family Law: Divorce and Mediation                              

• Topic Home Page: Connecticut Divorce and Mediation Resources. Links to all site materials, resources, programs, references and statutes.

• Site Feature: A Connecticut Divorce Primer. The basic nuts and bolts; what anyone going through divorce or mediation should know.

• Site Feature: A Guide to Divorce Mediation. What is mediation? How does it work? Is mediation for you?

  Employment law                                                               

• Topic Home Page: Connecticut employment law and wrongful termination law resources. Links to all site materials, statutes, publications and resources relating to employment law issues.

• An Employment Law Primer for Connecticut Employees. An overview of the remedies available for employees subjected to discharge and discrimination; prohibited discriminatory practices; filing deadlines.

• Text of the discriminatory practices prohibited by Connecticut's Fair Employment Practices Act.

  Legal Resources and Remedies for Victims                  

• Topic Home Page: Legal resources for victims of sexual abuse and their lawyers.  Links to all site materials, articles, cases, statutes, recommended links, etc. on topic of civil remedies for sexual abuse victims.  "Briefbank" for lawyers.

• Legal Resources for Connecticut survivors.
• Connecticut's Megan's Law: The revamped statute, legislative history, news briefs, link to registry.

• Site Feature: Remedies for Victims of Sexual Abuse. Article explains types of claims that can be brought, how statutes of limitations work and what to expect in litigation. Connecticut version of the Remedies article.

• Site Feature: State Statutes of Limitation. State-by-state survey of statutes of limitations applicable to civil claims for childhood sexual abuse. Information on statute and resources in every state. A companion to the Remedies article.

• Site Feature: Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse. Summary of the major features of statutes requiring mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect. Links to statutes and resources in all 50 states.

• Separating Fact from Myth: | Connecticut's Megan's Law | A guide for parents to teach their children personal safety rules to reduce the risk of sexual abuse |  Sex Offender Registration in CT - It's Not That Simple |  Sexual Abuse Facts & Myths |  Sexual Offender Treatment in the 90's and Beyond | Sex Education Helps Keep Kids Safe From Abuse | The effects of sexual abuse |

  Personal injury and automobile accidents                       

• Topic Home Page: A Connecticut Auto Accident Primer. What to do at the scene, after the accident, medical bills, submitting property damage claims.

• Connecticut Orders Allstate to Withdraw its "Do I Need an Attorney?" Campaign by Sue Smith

• Connecticut's Motor Vehicle Statutes. Link to the Connecticut State Library site.

• The Other Side of the Story - The truth about the McDonald's scalding coffee case and other "notorious" personal injury cases. (link)
  

  Wills and Estates                                                           

• Article: Planning for small estates. Basic estate and incapacity planning. The basic documents that everyone should have.

• Guidelines for the Administration of Connecticut Estates. Re-publication of a handbook originally issued by the Probate Court Administrator's Office. Describes step-by-step what must be done to settle an estate.

  About Sue Smith                                                             

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