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Fairfield County

Connecticut

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Case Information

Filed 2024-01-11
Type F 40 Family Custody Application C.g.s. 46 B 61
Docket 39 entries
Disposition judgment without trial-general

Parties

Plaintiff Emily Dunne
Defendant Christopher Matarese
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Hon. Gladys Nieves Fsm

Fairfield County (CT)

Connecticut

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Docket Entries

  1. APPEARANCE
  2. APPEARANCE
  3. APPEARANCE Appearance
  4. CUSTODY APPLICATION
  5. ORDER HEARING AND NOTICE
  6. NOTICE OF AUTOMATIC COURT ORDERS (JD-FM-158)
  7. AFFIDAVIT CONCERNING CHILDREN
  8. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
  9. RETURN OF SERVICE
  10. MEMORANDUM OF RESOLUTION SCREENING (FORM JD-FM-290)
  11. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PARENTAGE - NON-DISPOSITION birth certificate - child
  12. PROPOSED ORDER
  13. FINANCIAL AFFIDAVIT JD-FM-6-LONG
  14. PROPOSED ORDER Amended proposed order 3-21-24
  15. AGREEMENT PENDENTE LITE PARENTING PLAN AGREEMENT
  16. REQUEST FOR REFERRAL BY CSSD FAMILY SERVICES (FORM JD-FM-230) RESULT: Granted 3/21/2024 HON RONALD KOWALSKI
  17. ORDER RESULT: Granted 3/21/2024 HON RONALD KOWALSKI
  18. ORDER RESULT: Order 3/21/2024 HON RONALD KOWALSKI
  19. RDER RESULT: Order 3/21/2024 HON RONALD KOWALSKI
  20. IST OF EXHIBITS (JD-CL-28/JD-CL-28a)
  21. OTION TO REARGUE/RECONSIDER RESULT: Denied 4/9/2024 HON RONALD KOWALSKI
  22. RDER RESULT: Denied 4/9/2024 HON RONALD KOWALSKI
  23. BJECTION Objection to Motion to Reargue RESULT: Sustained 4/9/2024 HON RONALD KOWALSKI
  24. RDER RESULT: Sustained 4/9/2024 HON RONALD KOWALSKI
  25. OTICE DEFENDANT'S CLAIMS FOR RELIEF
  26. ERTIFICATION TO COURT OF PARENTING EDUCATION PROGRAM RESULTS BY FAM DIV CGS SEC. 46b-69b(c)
  27. AMILY SERVICES NOTICE TO COURT JD-FM-223
  28. OTION FOR CONTINUANCE RESULT: Denied 7/15/2024 HON RONALD KOWALSKI
  29. RDER RESULT: Denied 7/15/2024 HON RONALD KOWALSKI
  30. USTODY AGREEMENT AND PARENTING PLAN (FORM JD-FM-284) Custody Agreement RESULT: Accepted 8/22/2024 HON GLADYS NIEVES
  31. RDER RESULT: Accepted 8/22/2024 HON GLADYS NIEVES
  32. FFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF REQUEST TO ENTER FINAL CUSTODY JUDGMENT (FORM JD-FM-279)
  33. EQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF FINAL AGREEMENT WITHOUT COURT APPEARANCE (FORM JD-FM-282) Defendant's Request for Approval of Final Agreement without Court Appearance RESULT: Granted 8/22/2024 HON GLADYS NIEVES
  34. RDER RESULT: Rejected 8/16/2024 HON GLADYS NIEVES
  35. RDER RESULT: Granted 8/22/2024 HON GLADYS NIEVES
  36. FFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF REQUEST TO ENTER FINAL CUSTODY JUDGMENT (FORM JD-FM-279) Defendant's Affidavit in Support of Request to Enter Final Custody/Visitation Judgment
  37. INANCIAL AFFIDAVIT Defendant's Financial Affidavit
  38. FFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF REQUEST TO ENTER FINAL CUSTODY JUDGMENT (FORM JD-FM-279) CORRECTED
  39. UDGMENT FILE

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