January 2014 News
The Law Revision Commission will meet on Friday, February 21, 2014, at 1:00 in hearing room 1A to consider the recommendations of the alimony study committee. The report is available on the Law Revision Commission webpage under the projects page. (link below)
http://www.cga.ct.gov/lrc/alimony.asp
The LRC alimony study committee has begun meetings as required by Bill 6608 signed into law this year by Governor Malloy.
The group plans to meet on January 8th, January 15th, January 22nd and then have a public hearing on January 29th.
We urge all those who suffer from these outdated laws to attend these meetings and plan to deliver testimony about your experiences with Alimony at the Public Hearing on January 29th.
The meeting starts at 10 am and is scheduled for room 1c (check at the front desk to be sure) of the Legislative Office Building, but plan to be there early so that you can sign up and bring 25 copies of your testimony.
For more details, Please contact info@ctalimonyreform.com
Sec. 5. (Effective from passage) The Connecticut Law Revision Commission shall conduct a study into the fairness and adequacy of state statutes relating to the award of alimony in actions for dissolution of marriage, legal separation or annulment. The commission shall collect empirical data relating to the award of alimony by courts in the state and make recommendations for revisions to state statutes as the commission deems just and equitable. The commission, in developing its recommendations, shall consider, without limitation, the following: The nature of the proceedings in such actions, the comprehensiveness of the existing statutory criteria utilized to determine awards of alimony, statistical data reflecting the comparative financial circumstances of parties to such actions at defined intervals of time subsequent to the entry of judgment, the statutory criteria utilized in other states to make such determinations, and such other considerations as it deems appropriate. On or before February 1, 2014, the commission shall present its recommendations for proposed statutory revisions to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary and to the Chief Court Administrator.
