Sagalyn v. Pederson

Opinion

PETERS, J.

General Statutes § 46b-86 (a) provides in relevant part: “Unless and to the extent that the decree [dissolving a marriage] precludes modification ... an order requiring either party to maintain life insurance for the other party or a minor child of the parties may, at any time thereafter, be continued, set aside, altered or modified by the court upon a showing of a substantial change in the circumstances of either party . . . .’’In this case, the trial court terminated the defendant’s obligation to maintain term life insurance for the benefit of his children because he could…