Legal Opinion

Lynn v. Lynn

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided July 26, 2011No. AC 32060PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

LAVINE, J.

The self-represented defendant, Roderick A. Lynn, appeals from the postdissolution judgment of contempt, claiming that the court, Dolan, J., improperly (1) found him in contempt1 and (2) awarded attorney’s fees to the plaintiff, Iris S. Lynn. We agree that the court improperly found the defendant in contempt and therefore reverse the judgment of the trial court.2

The record reveals the following facts that are relevant to this appeal. The plaintiff, who married the defendant in 1991, commenced an action to dissolve the *321marriage in December, 2001. On February 20, 2008, the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Eldridge v. EldridgeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
  2. In Re Leah S.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
  3. Kelly v. KellyConnecticut Appellate Court · 1999
  4. Legnos v. LegnosConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
  5. Steiner v. Middlesex Mutual Assurance Co.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1997

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Drayton v. DraytonSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2016
  2. Lynn v. LynnConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013
  3. Dickinson v. DickinsonConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013
  4. Brody v. BrodyConnecticut Appellate Court · 2014

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