Legal Opinion
Schult v. Schult
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided March 19, 1996No. 13482PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDupont, C. J.
This appeal arises from the judgment dissolving the marriage between the plaintiff, Cheryl Schult, and the defendant, Jeffrey Scot Schult. The plaintiff and the defendant had only one child, who was born on October 6, 1988. The principal issue in this appeal is the proper construction and application of General Statutes § 46b-56b1 which creates a rebuttable presumption “that it is in the best interest of the child to be in the custody of the parent” in any dispute as to the custody of a minor child involving a parent and a nonparent. The trial court relied on a “showing that it would be…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Connecticut Foundry Co. v. International Ladies Garment Workers UnionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Knock v. KnockSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Newman v. NewmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Hall v. HallSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- Madigan v. MadiganSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Schult v. SchultSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- Fish v. FishSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- Wendt v. WendtConnecticut Appellate Court · 2000
- In re Shaquanna M.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2001
- In re Christina M.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
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