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What is a Lis Pendens and Why Do I Need One?

03 Thursday Apr 2014

Posted by Regina Wexler in Divorce, Regina M. Wexler

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Connecticut, Divorce, Lis Pendens, Real Estate Issues in Divorce, Real Property, Regina M. Wexler, Regina M. Wexler Esq., Regina Wexler

What is a Lis Pendens and Why Do I Need One? By Regina WexlerClients often ask, “What the heck is a lis pendens and why do we have to do it?”

Lis pendens is a Latin term meaning “litigation pending.” It’s a notice filed on land records in a town where a party has an interest in real estate, after any type of lawsuit, including a divorce action, is served. The purpose of a lis pendens is to put the world on notice that an interest in a property may be subject to distribution by the court. It’s a form of attachment of real property.  Continue reading →

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Limited Scope Representation: “Unbundling” of Legal Services

07 Friday Mar 2014

Posted by Regina Wexler in Divorce, Regina M. Wexler

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Appearance, Attorney, Attorney Fees, Connecticut, Divorce, Engagement Letter, File a Notice, Limited Scope Represenation, Open Court, Regina M. Wexler Esq., Rules of Practice, Self-Representation

Regina Wexler - Limited Scope Representation: "Unbundling" of Legal ServicesAs of October 1, 2013, the State of Connecticut has launched a pilot program in the family courts to determine whether hiring an attorney on a limited basis is feasible (e.g., for custody or alimony hearings, depositions and/or settlement conferences).

Limited scope representation is defined by the state as a situation where an attorney represents or assists a party with part, but not all, of his or her legal matter. The party and the attorney are required to execute an engagement letter pinpointing which aspects of the case the attorney will and will not handle.

I believe the goal of limited scope representation to be three-fold: Continue reading →

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Divorce in Connecticut: Everyone Loses the Blame Game

02 Thursday Jan 2014

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A Matter of Right, Alimony, At Fault, Collaborative Divorce, Connecticut, Divorce, Fair and Equitable, Fault, Financial Settlement, Martial Asset Distribution, Mediated Divorce, No-Fault Divorce, Punitive Award, Regina Wexler, Sections 46-B 81, Sections 46-B 82

Regina Wexler - Divorce in Connecticut: Everyone loses the Blame GameIn Connecticut, fault matters, but not as much as clients think it should!  Connecticut is a no-fault divorce state. This means that a married person doesn’t have to prove fault in order to get a divorce. In Connecticut, a married person only has to allege that his or her marriage has irretrievably broken down with no hope of reconciliation and that person can get divorced. Sometimes a spouse doesn’t want to be divorced, for religious or other reasons. Divorce will still be granted as a matter of right, as the separation of church and state in Connecticut is very clear. Continue reading →

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Electronically Stored Information – The New “Smoking Gun”

17 Tuesday Dec 2013

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Class D Felony, College, Communication, Destruction of Evidence, Divorce, Electronic Information, Electronically Stored Information, Employers, Evidence, Facebook, Password, Private Investigator, Regina M. Wexler, Right to Privacy, Shared Computer, Smoking Gun, Social Media, Social Networks, Unprotected Information, Wexler Family Law

Electronically Stored Information - The New “Smoking Gun”The new ways in which we communicate in the 21st century have presented our society with a brand new set of challenges that affect all areas of our lives – especially our legal affairs. Where a private investigator may have once spent nights out in the street taking pictures, now the incriminating evidence is voluntarily shared across social networks.

Electronically Stored Information has become the new “smoking gun” of many divorces. 

Case Study: A married couple decides on a divorce. Part of the wife’s argument for why she should have full custody of the children is her husband’s chronic drinking. He claims he has quit drinking. On Facebook, she comes across a picture one of his friends took showing him guzzling beer, dated recently. Additionally, Geo-tracking on the husband’s friend’s phone tagged the picture with his exact location, and it was somewhere he wasn’t supposed to be.

This picture may become evidence to be used in the divorce proceedings.

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What Not To Wear In Court

17 Tuesday Dec 2013

Posted by Regina Wexler in Court, Regina M. Wexler

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Appropriate, Attorney, Court, Courtroom Attire, Defendant, Dress Code, Judge, Lawyer, Litigant, Plaintiff, Robes

Bad at heart knife and banner tattoo illustrationRecent unfortunate observations in our local courthouses mandate that I devote a few blogs to court etiquette.  In the “old days” (I’ve been an attorney for 26 years, so I’ve earned the right to reminisce), I would advise clients to dress for court appearances like they would dress for church. Well, evidently many of my clients belonged to some pretty darned wild churches!  Now, I try to be more specific, and every week, some new surprising outfit makes me add to this list. This unisex list applies to litigants, witnesses, and attorneys (you know who you are!):

  1. No cleavage

  2. No yoga pants

  3. No visible tattoos Continue reading →

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