Legal Opinion
Schult v. Schult
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 22, 1997No. SC 15418PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BORDEN, J.
The sole issue in this certified appeal is whether an attorney representing a minor child in connection with a custody dispute may advocate a position that is contrary to that of the child’s guardian ad litem. The plaintiff, Cheiyl Schult, brought this dissolution of marriage action against the defendant, Jeffrey Scot Schult, seeking, inter alia, custody of their only child. The child’s maternal grandmother, Joan Radin, intervened in the dissolution action pursuant to General Statutes § 46b-57.1 The trial court appointed both an attorney and a guardian ad litem for the child.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Yontef v. YontefSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
- Stamford Hospital v. VegaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- Ridgeway v. RidgewaySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Blake v. BlakeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Knock v. KnockSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Eldridge v. EldridgeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- Ireland v. IrelandSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- Fish v. FishSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- In re Joshua S.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- Wendt v. WendtConnecticut Appellate Court · 2000
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