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Norwich County

Connecticut

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Case Information

Filed 2023-12-20
Type F 00 Family Dissolution Of Marriage C.g.s. Chapter 815 J
Docket 21 entries
Disposition uncontested

Parties

Plaintiff Shawn R Etlinger
Defendant Celeste Etlinger
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Judge

Hon. Hon Cecil Thomas

Connecticut

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Docket Entries

  1. SUMMONS
  2. COMPLAINT
  3. NOTICE OF AUTOMATIC COURT ORDERS
  4. MOTION TO TRANSFER Motion to Transfer Venue RESULT: Granted 12/21/2023 HON JANE GROSSMAN
  5. ORDER RESULT: Granted 12/21/2023 HON JANE GROSSMAN
  6. TRANSFERRED FROM SUPERIOR COURT JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF NEW HAVEN
  7. TRANSFERRED TO SUPERIOR COURT JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF NEW LONDON
  8. CERTIFICATION OF WAIVER OF SERVICE OF PROCESS - DISSOLUTION, LEGAL SEPARATION, OR ANNULMENT Certification of Waiver of Service of Process - Divorce, Legal Separation, Annulment
  9. NOTICE OF MEDIATION OR COLLABORATIVE DIVORCE Notice of Mediation or Collaborative Divorce
  10. FINANCIAL AFFIDAVIT JD-FM-6-LONG Financial Affidavit - Shawn Etlinger
  11. FINANCIAL AFFIDAVIT JD-FM-6-LONG Financial Affidavit - Celeste Etlinger
  12. AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF REQ FOR ENTRY OF JUDGMENT OF DISS OF MARRIAGE OR LEGAL SEP (FORM JD-FM-281) Affidavit in Support of Request for Entry of Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage - SHAWN
  13. AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF REQ FOR ENTRY OF JUDGMENT OF DISS OF MARRIAGE OR LEGAL SEP (FORM JD-FM-281) Affidavit in Support of Request for Entry of Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage - CELESTE
  14. SEPARATION AGREEMENT Separation Agreement
  15. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF FINAL AGREEMENT WITHOUT COURT APPEARANCE (FORM JD-FM-282) Request for Approval of Final Agreement without Court Appearance
  16. TRANSFERRED FROM SUPERIOR COURT JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF NEW LONDON
  17. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF FINAL AGREEMENT WITHOUT COURT APPEARANCE (FORM JD-FM-282) Request for Approval of Final Agreement without Court Appearance RESULT: Granted 1/12/2024 HON CECIL THOMAS
  18. ORDER RESULT: Granted 1/12/2024 HON CECIL THOMAS
  19. TRANSFERRED FROM SUPERIOR COURT JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF NEW LONDON
  20. TRANSFERRED TO SUPERIOR COURT JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF NORWICH
  21. JUDGMENT OF UNCONTESTED DISSOLUTION RESULT: HON CECIL THOMAS

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