Legal Question in Family Law in Connecticut

After numerous domestic violence occurrences, in my ex-husband�s home that our daughter (16 now) was whiteness to, my ex-husband was arrested and is serving time in prison. After his arrest I filed for modification of custody and visitations. The parties to that case were: I (plaintiff) and my ex-husband (defendant). On January 5th 2015 Stamford Superior Court (in CT) ruled on the case and I was given full sole custody of our daughter and my ex-husband�s visitation schedule was changed. My ex-husband asked the court if the visitation schedule with our daughter can extend to his wife (at that time) and their children because he was incarcerated. The court extended the visitations for his wife and children. On July 29th 2015 my ex-husband and his wife were divorced. His ex-wife now is taking me to court in Danbury, CT seeking visitations with my daughter. Does the Danbury, CT court have jurisdiction to decide this case since her visitation with my daughter was already ruled on and is part of the case from Stamford, CT? Can I file motion to dismiss?


Asked on 9/25/15, 10:14 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
John Heffernan Heffernan Legal Group, LLP

The case will always be in Stamford. It's not really a motion to dismiss, it's a motion to transfer. The court may pick it up on its own. You can do one of two things ; You can go to Danbury when it comes up on the calendar and just point out to the judge that this is a Stamford vase. If you want to save yourself a trip to Danbury, you file a motion to transfer. I don't believe there's a motion to transfer among the preprinted forms at the courthouse; you'd have to manuscript it. If you don't know how to do that, go to the court on the day it's scheduled and tell the judge it's a Stamford case. He or she will be more than happy to transfer it back there.

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Answered on 9/25/15, 11:42 am


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