Legal Opinion
Fish v. Fish
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 15, 2008No. SC 17500PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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ZARELLA, J.
In this postdissolution child custody proceeding, the issue before the court is whether a third party1 must satisfy the jurisdictional pleading requirements and burden of persuasion articulated in Roth v. Weston, 259 Conn. 202, 234-35, 789 A.2d 431 (2002), when seeking the custody of a minor child over the objection of a fit parent.2 The defendant, Andrew J. Fish, Jr., appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court, which affirmed the order of the trial court modifying the original custody order3 by awarding joint custody to the plaintiff, Paula J. Fish,4 and the child’s…
2Cases cited52 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Meyer v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Pierce v. Society of SistersSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Prince v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- State v. FlanaganSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
- Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance v. Underwriters at Lloyd's & Companies CollectiveConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
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- In Re Shanaira C.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
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