Briggs v. Briggs

Citations

• 227 Conn. App. 531

Syllabus

The plaintiff appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court dissolving her marriage to the defendant and issuing various orders. Held: 1. The trial court did not err in awarding the defendant the entirety of his limited partnership interest in S Co., which had been issued to the defendant by his former employer as part of his compensation: the court expressly stated that it considered the factors listed in the applicable statute (§ 46b-81) in dividing the marital property, and it explained its consideration of several of those factors; moreover, contrary to the plaintiff's claim that the court treated the defendant's interest in S Co. as an ''income-producing asset,'' it was clear from the court's decision that it understood that the defendant's interest was comprised of his past earnings and it treated that interest as property; furthermore, the court was not required to evenly divide the marital property, and its other financial orders sufficiently provided for the plaintiff's future finan- cial support. 2. The trial court did not abuse its discretion in establishing the parenting schedule for the parties' four minor children: contrary to the plaintiff's contention, the court was not required to adopt one of the parenting schedules proposed by the parties or the guardian ad litem, as the wishes and desires of the parties comprised only one factor for the court's consideration; moreover, it was evident that the court carefully consid- ered the proposed schedules and all of the testimony presented in estab- lishing a schedule that it deemed to be in the best interests of the children. 3. This court declined to review the plaintiff's claim that the trial court erred in its orders concerning decision-making authority and expenses related to the extracurricular activities of the parties' children, the plaintiff having raised the claim for the first time on appeal. Argued May 23—officially released August 20, 2024