Legal Opinion
Simms v. Simms
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 14, 2007No. SC 17712PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
VERTEFEUILLE, J.
The dispositive issue in this appeal 1 is whether the trial court abused its discretion in reducing the alimony that the defendant, Robert Simms, is obligated to pay to the plaintiff, Donna Simms, from $78,000 to $1 per year after finding a substantial change in circumstances pursuant to General Statutes § 46b-86. 2 We conclude that the trial court abused its discretion and, accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the trial court.
The record reveals the following facts and procedural history. The plaintiff and the defendant were married in 1961 and the marriage was…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Borkowski v. BorkowskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Simmons v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- State v. CampbellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Schmidt v. SchmidtSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Bartlett v. BartlettSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Mickey v. MickeySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
- Crews v. CrewsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
- Misthopoulos v. MisthopoulosSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
- Maturo v. MaturoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
- Gabriel v. GabrielSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2016
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