Legal Opinion
Dionne v. Dionne
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided July 7, 2009No. AC 29274PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ALVORD, J.
The determinative issue in this appeal is whether a trial court properly may continue a hearing on a motion for contempt when the alleged contemnor’s attorney represents to the court that the court-ordered child support payment is “in the mail.” We hold that the court is not obligated to accept the attorney’s representation and may continue the hearing for a determination of compliance with the child support orders. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The plaintiff, Carol B. Dionne, 1 and the defendant, Jason J. Dionne, were married on September 25, 1998,…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Papa v. New Haven Federation of TeachersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
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