Connecticut Family Law Firm Focuses on Effective Divorce Representation
Mystic Family Law Attorney Experienced in All Types of Divorce Issues
If you are seeking a divorce in Mystic, Connecticut, you are no doubt familiar with the disappointment and pain involved in dissolution of marriage. Divorce is legally, financially, and emotionally complex — but an experienced Connecticut family law attorney like Bruce A. Chamberlain will protect your family’s interests.
Connecticut Divorce Law
Under Connecticut law, a marriage can be dissolved only by the death of one of the parties, a decree of annulment, or dissolution of marriage through an appropriate state court. While an annulment voids the marriage from the beginning like it never transpired, dissolution of marriage is the termination of a valid marriage that ends on the date of the judgment of dissolution.
The grounds for dissolution of marriage in Connecticut include:
- No fault – the marriage is irretrievably broken down or the parties have lived apart continuously for at least 18 months prior to service of the divorce complaint without reasonable prospect of reconciliation
- Adultery
- Fraudulent contract
- Willful desertion for one year with total neglect of duty
- Seven years’ absence with no contact from the absent party
- Habitual intemperance
- Intolerable cruelty
- Sentence of life in prison or the commission of a crime involving a violation of conjugal duty punishable by more than one year in prison
- Legal confinement in a hospital or institution due to mental illness for an accumulated period of five years within the six years prior to the date of the divorce complaint
Contact a Mystic, Connecticut Divorce Attorney Today
Bruce A. Chamberlain has more than 25 years of experience dealing with Connecticut divorce issues and can help you obtain the best results possible, even during this extremely painful time. Contact the Bruce A. Chamberlain Law Office online or call (860) 440-2846 to schedule your consultation today.
