Legal Opinion

Palazzo v. Palazzo

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided January 20, 1987No. 4270PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDaly, J.

There are two issues in this appeal by the defendant from the judgment dissolving the marriage of the parties and from the subsequent order finding him in contempt. They are (1) whether the trial court abused its discretion in its awards of alimony, child support and attorney’s fees, and (2) whether the court’s subsequent citing of the defendant for contempt for failure to make those payments and ordering him incar*487cerated until the entire arrearage was paid, was an abuse of discretion.1

In May, 1985, a judgment of dissolution was rendered which provided in part that the defendant was to pay…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Pandolphe's Auto Parts, Inc. v. Town of ManchesterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
  2. Koizim v. KoizimSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
  3. Leo v. LeoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
  4. Beede v. BeedeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
  5. Fitzgerald v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Emerick v. EmerickConnecticut Appellate Court · 1992
  2. Gangwish v. GangwishNebraska Supreme Court · 2004
  3. Graham v. GrahamConnecticut Appellate Court · 1991
  4. Lawler v. LawlerConnecticut Appellate Court · 1988
  5. Sunbury v. SunburyConnecticut Appellate Court · 1988

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