11/13/2009
The Supreme Court Database builds on work begun 20 years ago by political science professor Harold J. Spaeth and others.
Funded by the National Science Foundation, this newest iteration of professor Spaeth’s work offers a revamped interface with interactive search tools that make queries such as "How often has the Supreme Court declared acts of congress unconstitutional?" possible, thus widening the audience that will find this database of Supreme Court statistics and opinions (currently 1953-2008 terms) helpful. The website also features a helpful series of tutorials that guide the new user in effective use of the various search features. 10/30/2009
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Enforcing Money Judgments
Section 1: Installment Payment Orders
Section 2: Wage Executions
Section 3: Bank Executions
Section 4: Personal Property Executions
Section 5: Turnover Orders
Section 6: Judgment Liens
Section 7: Postjudgment Discovery
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Special Defenses (Affirmative Defenses): ...The fundamental purpose of a special defense, like other pleadings, is to apprise the court and opposing counsel of the issues to be tried, so that basic issues are not concealed until the trial is underway." "[F]acts must be pleaded as a special defense when they are consistent with the allegations of the complaint but demonstrate, nonetheless, that the plaintiff has no cause of action." McCann Real Equities Series XXII, LLC v. David McDermott Chevrolet, Inc., 93 Conn. App. 486, 491, 890 A. 2d 140, 146 cert. denied, 277 Conn. 925, 895 A. 2d 798 (2006). See also Connecticut Practice Book §10-50. 10/9/2009
October 2009 is National Information Literacy Awareness Month (PDF). Here’s a quick rundown of some online offerings that we put together to help people “effectively navigate” through the Connecticut legal information that’s online. We compile Law by Subject pages, which gather together quality online resources on individual topics. We compile research guides (pathfinders), which function as annotated bibliographies of resources available in our law libraries. We also compile pages that topically arrange links for quick access to Connecticut law, federal law, and resources for finding a lawyer. There are links to advance release opinions, recent advance release opinions by subject, family support magistrate decisions, recent tax court decisions, statutes, and court rules. And if you don’t find what you need, you can always ask a librarian. The Connecticut Judicial Branch Law Libraries provide research guidance to all patrons, and our website furthers that mission. 9/18/2009The 2009 edition of Intent to Argue has been posted to our research guides page. This 2009 pathfinder has updated citations to case law, rules, standing orders, forms, and treatises.
7/15/2009
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CONN. GEN. STAT. § 46b-56d (2009).
“(a) In any proceeding before the Superior Court arising after the entry of a judgment awarding custody of a minor child and involving the relocation of either parent with the child, where such relocation would have a significant impact on an existing parenting plan, the relocating parent shall bear the burden of proving, by a preponderance of the evidence, that (1) the relocation is for a legitimate purpose, (2) the proposed location is reasonable in light of such purpose, and (3) the relocation is in the best interests of the child.”
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This is a reminder that our Law about Landlord/Tenant page includes a link to the full-text of the following publication, which can be very useful in researching housing law issues that are brought in small claims court:
The newly adopted Mohegan Rules of Civil Procedure (effective July 1, 2009) combine the rules of the Mohegan Gaming Disputes Court and the Mohegan Tribal Court. 6/12/2009
Effective July 1, 2009 there will be an increase in court filing fees:
Dissolution of Marriage $300.00
Custody/Visitation Application $300.00
Motion for Modification $125.00
Motion to Re-open $125.00
Summary Process (Eviction) $175.00
Small Claims Writ $75.00
Small Claims Executions $75.00
For other filing fee increases and more details see Public Act 09-152. 5/12/2009
Connecticut Law About Condominiums has been added to our Law by Subject Web pages. This new resource provides links to each of the three statutory chapters on condominium law. Links to the full-text of Office of Legislative Research reports covering a wide a variety of condominium law questions have been included. And there is also information on available law library materials, which you can access by visiting one of our law libraries. Lawson Ward of the Milford Law Library has added the titles below to New Milford's treatise collection. Stop by and browse or contact Lawson for more information on these and other titles.
5/6/2009
The following self-help books have been received by the Norwich Law Library. (The links will send you to the catalog record, which lists the other owning libraries and provides more bibliographic information.)
4/29/2009
Connecticut Tax Amnesty provides an opportunity for eligible individuals and businesses to avoid penalties and criminal prosecution for any unfiled or underreported tax period ending on or before November 30, 2008. For further details go to www.ct.gov/comeclean or call 1-877-729-6691. 4/24/2009
The Legal Action Center also provides Connecticut specific legal information on its website:
3/9/2009
We have updated our Web page on How to Find Connecticut Statutes Online. This page demonstrates how to find statutes if you know the specific section and if you want to search by subject, including proximity searches. 2/9/2009
- Chapter 1: Best Interest of the Child Standard in Connecticut
- Chapter 2: Child Custody Actions in Connecticut
- Chapter 3: Child Visitation Actions in Connecticut
- Chapter 4: Parental Kidnapping in Connecticut
- Chapter 5: Rights of Grandparents in Connecticut
2/3/2009
- Chapter 1: Conception and Birth in Connecticut
- Chapter 2: Paternity Actions in Connecticut
- Chapter 3: Children's Surnames in Connecticut
- Glossary
1/29/2009
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Chapter 1. Alienation of affection in Connecticut
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Chapter 2. Domestic violence in Connecticut
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Chapter 3. Parental kidnapping
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Chapter 4. Torts of minors in Connecticut 1/12/2009
The 2009 edition of Marital and Civil Union Property in Connecticut has been posted to our research guides page. Below is the table of contents.
Part I - Prior to Marriage or Civil Union
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Chapter 1 Breach of promise to marry - return of engagement ring and courtship gifts
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Chapter 2 Antenuptial (premarital) agreements in Connecticut
Part II - During Marriage and Civil Union
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Chapter 3 Property of spouse or party to a civil union
Part III - Upon the Death of a Spouse or Party to a Civil Union
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Chapter 4 Rights of surviving spouse or Party to a Civil Union
Part IV - Upon Dissolution, Legal Separation, or Annulment
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Chapter 5 Equitable Distribution of Marital Property in Connecticut
1/9/2009The 2009 edition of our research guide on Audita Querela has been posted to our Web site.
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"Audita querela is a remedy granted in favor of one against whom execution has issued on a judgment, the enforcement of which would be contrary to justice because of (1) matters arising subsequent to its rendition, (2) prior existing defenses that were not available to the judgment debtor in the original action, or (3) the judgment creditor's fraudulent conduct or circumstances over which the judgment debtor had no control." Oakland Heights Mobile Park, Inc. v. Simon, 668 A.2d 737, 40 Conn.App. 30 (Conn.App. 1995). | 12/23/2008
Many of our law libraries have received the sixth edition of A Practical Guide to Connecticut School Law, by Thomas B. Mooney. Contact your local library for availability.
For further school law research, we have put together a Self-Help Law by Subject page on school law. The school law page brings together links to selected statutes, regulations, research guides, informational pamphlets, and helpful Web sites. 11/14/2008
We have posted the 2008 edition of our research guide on Surface Water in Connecticut.
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Surface waters: “those casual waters which accumulate from natural sources and which have not yet evaporated, been absorbed into the earth, or found their way into a stream or lake. The term does not comprehend waters impounded in artificial ponds, tanks or water mains.”
Taylor v. Conti, 149 Conn. 174, 178, 177 A.2d 670 (1962). |
Related Links:
11/12/2008
- § 1 Action of Replevin in Connecticut
- § 2 Replevin Writ
- § 3 Defenses
- § 4 Judgment
- § 5 Annotations from early Connecticut reporters
- Table 1 Commencement of action for replevin
- Table 2 Security deposits
- Table 3 Pleading Replevin
- Table 4 Burden of proof
The Connecticut Judicial Branch also publishes a helpful civil procedure page that details the filing requirements for a replevin action. To browse all of our in-depth research guides, visit our research guides page. To browse all of our self-help pages, visit our self-help law by subject page. 11/7/2008
We have updated our self-help law by subject page on wrongful discharge from employment. From one page you can now find links to library research guides, jury instructions, Office of Legislative Research reports, informational pamphlets, selected statutes and regulations, and agency publications and decisions. 10/29/2008
The Judicial Branch has updated its popular Common Legal Words web page by adding hyperlinks to many of the words defined. This new content-rich resource now provides quick access to selected Judicial Branch official forms, as well as links to in-depth information on various topics. 9/29/2008
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"The statutory method for collection of unpaid real estate taxes with which this case is concerned is the public auction, or ‘tax sale,’ pursuant to General Statutes § 12-157, as amended by Public Act No. 95-228 § 3. Unlike a statutory tax foreclosure; General Statutes §§ 12-181, 12-182; or a civil action in debt to collect the tax; General Statutes § 12-161; a public auction of real estate pursuant to General Statutes § 12-157 is entirely extra-judicial." Pace Motor Lines, Inc. v. Biagiarelli, Superior Court, Judicial District of Bridgeport, Docket No. 318117S, 17 Conn. L. Rptr. 77 (June 24, 1996). | 9/24/2008
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"An enhancement of the wife's legal status had been brought about by the enactment of the Married Women's Act in 1877. See Public Acts 1877, c. 114 (now General Statutes 46b-36). This legislation enabled a married woman to control her own property and to sue and be sued in the same manner as her husband." Yale University School Of Medicine V. Collier, 206 Conn. 31,34, 536 A.2d 588 (1988). | 9/23/2008
- CT Accessiblity Code
- CT Building Code
- CT Electrical Code
- CT Energy Code
- CT Mechanical Code
- CT Plumbing Code
The CT State Library has links to information on the building codes adopted by the State of Connecticut and to a history of the state building code in Connecticut. 9/16/2008
We have posted the 2008 edition of our glossary of Connecticut Family Law Terms. The number of definitions has nearly doubled for this edition. 9/10/2008
Here’s a quick and free way to retrieve a Federal Reporter decision if you have the citation. Because Public.Resource.Org has made available post-1950 Federal Reporter 2d and 3d decisions in an easily browseable format, you can click on the following links to access the volumes.
Public.Resource.Org also makes available U.S. Supreme Court decisions, although these can be found through many other Web sites as well (e.g. FindLaw, LexisOne, Legal Information Institute, Justia, etc.).
If you need to search across the Public.Resource.Org case law offerings, you can do a Google search, restricting the search to site:http://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/c along with your keywords or citation.
Public.Resource.Org is not the place to find the most recent decisions, but it can be useful to easily retrieve older decisions at no charge. There are many more court documents and decisions at this site, including raw TIFF files for Federal Reporter First Series, volumes 1 through 281. To see what is available, go to http://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/. 9/9/2008
LexisOne has expanded its access to free case law. Besides accessing U.S. Supreme Court cases from 1790 to present, you can also access state and federal cases decided within the last 10 years. Click here for jurisdictions available through their free caselaw. Please note you must register to use their service. A tip of the hat to the Wisconsin State Library for bringing this to our attention.
9/3/2008A number of our law libraries have received Julie Jason's Guide to Connecticut Probate: What Every Connecticut Family Needs to Know About Probate.
- Part I - The Basics
- Part II - Problems to Avoid
- Part III - Essential Planning For Every Family
- Part IV - Wills
- Part V - Appendices
To determine whether a library near you owns this title, check our catalog record. For more information about this title, see the detailed table of contents. 8/27/2008
The Connecticut Senate Republicans have created a page designed to help citizens deal with rising energy costs at http://www.senaterepublicans.ct.gov/energy/
Topics include the following:
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home heating assistance
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incentives for improving energy assistance in the home
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incentives for installation of renewable energy systems
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tax credits and exemptions on the purchase of hybrid vehicles
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grants, rebates and incentives for business owners
8/21/2008The legislative history for Public Act 06-168, An Act Concerning the Relocation of Parents Having Custody of Minor Children, has been posted to the Legislative Histories section of our Web site. Among other things, Public Act 06-168 shifted the burden of proof concerning the child's best interest to the relocating parent. Prior binding case law placed the burden on the parent objecting to the move. Resources for researching this topic follow:
7/31/2008
The 2008 edition of our research guide on Names and Name Changes in Connecticut has been posted to our research guides page. Below is the table of contents:
Sections in this chapter:
Tables in this chapter:
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Table-1. Statutes dealing with name changes
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Table-2. Idem Sonans
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Table-3. Shockley v. Okeke
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Table-4. Restrictions on contents of birth certificate 7/30/2008
The 2008 edition of our research guide on Parental Kidnapping has been posted to our research guides page. Below is the table of contents:
Sections in this chapter:
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§ 1. Hague Convention On The Civil Aspects Of International Child Abduction
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§ 2. Federal Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA)
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§ 3. Interstate (New Law)
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§ 3a.Interstate (Prior To July 1, 2000)
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§ 4. Custodial Interference
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§ 5. Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)
Appendix A: The Hague Convention On The Civil Aspects Of International Child Abduction
Appendix B: Connecticut’s Parental Abduction Law
Tables in this chapter:
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Table 1. Requirements of the Hague Convention
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Table 2. Affirmative Defenses to International Parental Kidnapping
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Table 3. Enforcement under UCCJEA
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Table 4. Tort of custodial interference or child abduction
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Table 5. Criminal custodial interference 7/25/2008
- Where does "the law" come from?
- Why the focus on common law?
- Locating the "perfect case"
- Source Hierarchy: Good Law and Better Law
- Sample Research Strategies
- Finding the Law: Statutes, Cases, Secondary Sources
- Favorite Resources of the Law Library Reference Staff
- Common Abbreviations
7/16/2008
The Library of Connecticut Family Forms is due out in September. This soft cover book is described by the CT Law Tribune as including over 260+ sample documents and court forms in matters of Separation, Divorce, Child Custody, Visitation, and Domestic Violence. The forms run from initial summons through ADR, trial and relief. A CD is included for easy drafting and editing of Word documents.
The table of contents includes the following:
- Pleadings
- Financial Affidavits
- Discovery
- Pendente Lite Motions
- Other Pendente Lite Motions
- Restraining Orders, Injunctions & Pre-Return Date Relief
- Custody & Visitation
- Fees and Experts
- Extraordinary Relief
- Contempt
- Relief from Physical Abuse
- Wage Executions
- Trial, Judgment, Modification & Post-Judgments
- Miscellaneous Forms
6/25/2008
The Connecticut Judicial Branch has posted a notice regarding Public Act 08-176, An Act Concerning Responsible Lending and Economic Security. Effective July 1, 2008, there will be a new foreclosure mediation program:
In order to qualify for this program, the borrower/homeowner must be an owner-occupant of a one-to-four family residential property. The property must be the homeowner’s primary residence and located in Connecticut. The lender must serve a Notice to Homeowner, JD-CV-94 and Foreclosure Mediation Request, JD-CV-93 form to the homeowner when it commences the foreclosure action. [Read the full text of the notice.]
The OLR bill analysis (summary) for Public Act 08-176 describes the many other provisions of the act, including changes to the Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program, new requirements for mortgage loans, and a private right of action for violations of the act's provisions. 6/12/2008
The 2008 edition of Enforcing Money Judgments has been posted to our Web site. Besides updated case law citations, table 6 has been added on reverse piercing of the corporate veil. Also, information on enforcing a Connecticut money judgment in Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Court has been added to the frequently asked questions section.
6/2/2008
The 2008 edition of our research guide, Rights of Minors (PDF), is now available online:
Chapter 1, Rights of Minors in Connecticut, includes § 1.1 Emancipation in Connecticut; § 1.2 Family with Service Needs; § 1.3 Runaways in Connecticut; § 1.4 Truancy in Connecticut; § 1.5 School Discipline in Connecticut; § 1.6 Freedom of Speech in Public Schools; § 1.7 Curfews in Connecticut; § 1.8 Contractual Rights of Minors; § 1.9 Medical Treatment for Minors; and § 1.10 Employment Rights of Minors.
Chapter 2, Representing Minors in Connecticut, includes § 2.1 Guardian Ad Litem in Connecticut; § 2.2 Attorney for the Minor Child; § 2.3 Removal of a Guardian Ad Litem or Attorney for the Minor Child; and § 2.4 Next Friend in Connecticut.
Chapter 3, Child Abuse and Neglect in Connecticut, includes § 3.1 Duty to Report Child Abuse; § 3.2 Investigations in Child Abuse or Neglect Cases; § 3.3 Immediate Removal of Child; §3.4 Child Witness in Connecticut; § 3.5 Child Abuse Prevention; § 3.6 Safe Haven Act; § 3.7 False Allegations of Child Abuse; §.3.8 Child Abuse and the Unborn; and § 3.9 Adult Memories of Child Abuse.
Chapter 4, Torts of Minors in Connecticut, includes § 4.1 Tort Liability of Minors; § 4.2 Parental Liability for Torts of Minors; and § 4.3 Tort Actions by or against Minors.
The appendices include Appendix A, Emancipation Procedures; Appendix B, Parental Authority Over 16 and 17-Year Olds; and Appendix C, Parental Control and Teenagers‘ Rights. 2/15/2008
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§ 1 Installment Payment Orders
§ 2 Wage Executions
§ 3 Bank Executions
§ 4 Personal Property Executions
§ 5 Turnover Orders
§ 6 Judgment Liens
§ 7 Postjudgment Discovery |
1. Exempt Property
2. Expiration of Judgments
3. Duration of Attachment Liens After Judgment
4. Charging Orders
5. Liability for Fraud in Contracting Debt; Concealing Property
6. Attorneys and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
7. An Act Concerning the Prevention of Abusive and Deceptive Debt Collection Practices (P.A. 07-176)
8. Enforcing Foreign Judgments | 2/5/2008
As a follow-up to this post, here is some more information on the notice (shown below) that has been posted on the statutes search page and the advanced search page on the Connecticut General Assembly’s website:
The Statutes Text Search database includes the 2007 General Statutes updated to January 1, 2008, by the inclusion of the 2008 Supplement to the General Statutes. The 2008 Supplement contains the codified Public Acts enacted in 2007. All sections published in the 2008 Supplement will be clearly identified in your search result.
Here’s an example of what you will see:
Search for section 46b-15...
and this is the result.
You can also update the statutes by using the tables described in this post. According to the Legislative Commissioners' Office, a version of the 2008 Supplement that can be browsed online will be posted in March.
12/14/2007
Our new law by subject page Funerals and Cremations is a good starting point for finding out about your rights with regards to funeral services. There are also links to statutes regarding cremation and disposition of ashes. |
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