Mediating a difficult custody case: attorney Cindy Cartier’s experience

by John Clapp | Jan 14, 2025 | Best Interests of the Child, Education, Shared Parenting Tips

A difficult, high conflict case Attorney Cartier had a difficult case a few years ago. The parents were married for 7 years during which marital relations broke down, then decided to separate. They came to attorney Cartier to mediate the custody of their two children,...

CT Supreme Court signals end to lengthy custody litigation

by John Clapp | Sep 29, 2024 | Best Interests of the Child, Education, Uncategorized

The August 14 decision in R.H. v. M.H., SC 20882, addresses the failure of the court to serve the  best interests of the children in this and many other custody cases. While the primary argument centers around judicial discretion, the Court acknowledges that the...

Co-parenting Tips

by John Clapp | Sep 26, 2024 | Best Interests of the Child, Shared Parenting Tips

  How do you effectively parent children after divorce or separation? In this video professionals talk. They know about emotional, legal, and practical issues related to co-parenting, parallel parenting and parenting of all sorts. We have studied the evidence on...

Do Connecticut courts encourage shared parenting?

by John Clapp | Sep 10, 2023 | Best Interests of the Child, Education, Uncategorized

Cindy Cartier, a lawyer who does divorce mediation, writes “In recent weeks, my phone has been ringing off the hook with folks interested in mediation over litigating their family law issues.  Upon inquiry, many of them are hearing of court cases where the Judges are...

Deciphering Divorce Terminology: Shared Parenting Zoom Talk with Attorney Darcy McCallister

by John Clapp | Mar 30, 2022 | Education

Shared Parenting Council of Connecticut presents a talk with attorney Darcy McCallister. In this video, Ms. McCallister discusses getting divorced in Connecticut and the different processes that people can take to get divorced. She indicates that the default legal...