Connecticut Law by Subject
Index
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A

• Abandoned Property

• Answer to a Complaint

• Abandonment of Newborns. See Safe Havens; Child Abuse and Neglect

• Abduction, Child. See Parental Kidnapping

• Abuse, Child

• Abuse, Elder

• Abuse, Family. See Domestic Violence; Child Abuse and Neglect; Elder Abuse

• Abuse of Process. See Vexatious Litigation

• Adoption

• Adverse Possession

• Alcohol. See Liquor

• Alimony

• Alienation of Affection. See Domestic Torts

• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). See Service Animals and the ADA

• Animals. See Dogs; Service Animals and the ADA

• Annulment

• Antenuptial Agreements. See Premarital Agreements

• Argue. See Notice of Intent to Argue

• Arrest Records. See Criminal Records

• Articulation. See Motion for Articulation

• Assault Weapon. See Firearms Law

• Assumed or Fictitious Names

• Attorney Grievance Procedures. See Lawyers

• Attorneys. See Lawyers

• Audita Querela

B

• Background Checks. See Criminal Records

• Bankruptcy

• Best Interests of the Child. See Adoption; Child Custody and Visitation

• Bingo. See Gambling

• Birth and Conception

• Body Art. See Tattoos

• Breach of Promise to Marry. See Domestic Torts; Return of Engagement Rings and Courtship Gifts

• Burial At Sea

• Buying, Building or Selling a Home

C

• Cannabis. See Medical Marijuana; Recreational Marijuana

• Cell Phones

• Change of Name. See Name Changes

• Child Abandonment. See Safe Havens

• Child Abduction. See Parental Kidnapping

• Child Abuse

• Child Abuse and Neglect Registry

• Child Custody and Visitation

• Child - Leaving Child Alone

• Child Neglect

• Child Sexual Abuse.  See Statutory Rape; Child Abuse and Neglect

• Child Support

• Children's Rights. See Rights of Minors

• Cigarettes. See Smoking

• Civil Unions

• Clarification. See Motion for Clarification

• Cohabitation

• Collection Agencies. See Debt Collection

• Comfort and Support Dogs for Witnesses

• Commitment (Voluntary/Involuntary)

• Computer Crimes

• Concealed Carry. See Firearms Law

• Condominiums

• Conservator. See Probate Law

• Consumer Law

• Controlled Substance. See Drug Crimes

• Courthouse Dogs. See Comfort and Support Dogs for Witnesses

• Credit Cards. See Debt Collection

• Credit Reports. See Consumer Law

• Crosswalks.  See Pedestrians (Crosswalks)

• Crime Victims' Rights. See Victims' Rights

• Criminal Offenses. See Criminal Penalties

• Criminal Penalties. See Also Probation 

• Criminal Records

• Criminal Sentencing. See Criminal Penalties

• Cruelty to Animals. See Dogs

• Custodial Interference. See Parental Kidnapping

• Cyberstalking. See Computer Crimes

D

• Death of a Party in a Civil Action

• Debt Collection

• Defaults and Default Judgments

• Disabilities. See Service Animals and the ADA; Special Education

• Dismiss, Motion to. See Motion to Dismiss

• Dissolution of Marriage. See Divorce; Legal Separation

• Divorce

• Dogs. See Also Comfort and Support Dogs for Witnesses

• Domestic Torts

• Domestic Violence

• Driving Too Fast

• Driving Under The Influence

• Drug Crimes

• Drunk Driving. See Driving Under The Influence

• Durable Power of Attorney. See Powers of Attorney

F

• Failure to Appear. See Defaults and Default Judgments 

• Failure to Plead. See Defaults and Default Judgments 

• Family Matters Motion Practice and Discovery

• Family Medical Leave

• Family Violence. See Domestic Violence

• Fines - Criminal. See Criminal Penalties

• Firearms Law

• FMLA. See Family Medical Leave

• Foreclosure

• Foreclosure Mediation

• Foreign and International Law

• Foster Care. See Adoption

• Freedom of Information

• Frivolous Lawsuits. See Vexatious Litigation

• Funerals and Cremation

G

H

I

J

K

• Kidnapping, Parental. See Parental Kidnapping

L

• Labor Law

• Landlord/Tenant

• Lawyers

• Leaving Child Alone

• Legal Ethics. See Lawyers

• Legal Separation

• Lemon Laws. See Also Consumer Law

• Licensing of Animals. See Dogs

• Liquor

• Living Together. See Cohabitation

• Living Wills

• Lockouts. See Landlord/Tenant

M

• Malicious Prosecution. See Vexatious Litigation

• Marijuana, Medical. See Medical Marijuana; Recreational Marijuana

• Marriage

• Mechanics' Liens

• Med-Mal. See Medical Malpractice

• Medical Care. See Health Care

• Medical Malpractice

• Medical Marijuana

• Medical Records. See Health Care

• Medication, Involuntary

• Mental Health Consumers - Rights Of.  See Commitment (Voluntary/Involuntary)

• Military Affidavits

• Minors - Gambling. See Gambling

• Minors - Representing. See Representing Minors

• Minors - Rights of. See Emancipation; Rights of Minors

• Modification of Child Custody or Visitation Order. See Child Custody and Visitation

• Modification of Child Support Order. See Child Support

• Money Judgments. See Enforcing Money Judgments

• Motion for Articulation

• Motion for Clarification

• Motion for Review

• Motion for Summary Judgment

• Motion to Dismiss

• Motion to Reargue

• Motion to Strike

• Motion to Transfer

• Motions and Requests (family).  See Family Matters Motion Practice and Discovery

• Motor Vehicle Repossession. See Repossession

• Municipal Taxes

N

P

• Palliative Use of Marijuana. See Medical Marijuana

• Pardons and Paroles

• Parentage

• Parental Kidnapping

• Parental Liability for Torts of Minors. See Domestic Torts

• Parental Relocation

• Paternity. See Parentage

• Pedestrians (Crosswalks)

• Pistol Permit. See Firearms Law

• Poker - Legality. See Gambling

• Post-Majority Child Support. See Child Support

• Powers of Attorney

• Premarital Agreements

• Prison Sentences. See Criminal Penalties

• Probate Appeals

• Probate Law

• Probation

• Property. See Abandoned Property

• Property Tax Appeals

• Property Taxes - See Municipal Taxes

• Protective Order, Family. See Domestic Violence

• Public Records. See Freedom of Information

R

• Raffles. See Gambling

• Real Property Rights. See Adverse Possession

• Reargue. See Motion to Reargue

• Reckless Driving. See Driving Too Fast

• Records, Public. See Freedom of Information

• Rectification. See Motion for Review

 

• Recusal (Disqualification of Judicial Authority)

• Registry, Child Abuse and Neglect

• Relief from Abuse. See Domestic Violence

• Rental Security Deposits

• Renter's Rights. See Landlord/Tenant; Rental Security Deposits

• Replevin

• Repossession

• Representing Minors

• Request to Revise

• Restraining Order, Family. See Domestic Violence

• Return of Engagement Rings and Courtship Gifts

• Review - Motion for. See Motion for Review

 

• Rights of Minors

• Rights of Mental Health Consumers. See Commitment (Voluntary/Involuntary)

• Rights of Victims. See Victims' Rights

S

• Safe Havens

• School Law. See Also Homeschooling; Special Education

• Security Deposits - Rental. See Rental Security Deposits

• Self-Service Storage Facilities

• Sentencing. See Criminal Penalties

• Service Animals and the ADA

• Service of Process Abroad

• Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. See Military Affidavits

• Small Business

• Small Claims

• Smoking

• Special Education

• Speeding. See Driving Too Fast

• Spousal Immunity. See Domestic Torts

• Statutory Rape

• Strike, Motion to. See Motion to Strike

• Storage. See Self-Service Storage Facilities

• Students. See School Law

• Subpoenas

• Summary Judgment, Motion for. See Motion for Summary Judgment

• Summary Process. See Landlord/Tenant

• Support Dogs. See Comfort and Support Dogs for Witnesses

• Surface Water

T

• Tattoos

• Taxes. See Municipal Taxes and Property Tax Appeals

• Teachers. See School Law

• Teenagers' Rights. See Emancipation; Rights of Minors

• Temporary Restraining Order. See Domestic Violence

• Tenant's Rights. See Landlord/Tenant; Rental Security Deposits

• Termination of Parental Rights

• Torts of Minors. See Domestic Torts

• Towing and Wreckers

• Traffic Tickets. See Driving Too Fast

• Transfer, Motion to. See Motion to Transfer

• Trees

• Trespass.  See Encroachment by an Adjoining Landowner

• Trusts. See Probate Law

U

• Unemployment
• Utility Assistance.  See Energy and Utility Assistance

V

• Vexatious Litigation

• Victims' Rights

• Violence, Domestic. See Domestic Violence

• Voting. See Election Law

W

• Whistleblower Law. See Wrongful Discharge

• Wills. See Probate Law

• Wine. See Liquor

• Workers' Compensation

• Workers' Rights.  See Labor Law

• Wreckers.  See Towing and Wreckers

• Wrongful Birth. See Domestic Torts

• Wrongful Discharge from Employment