K. S. v. R. S.

Citations

• 350 Conn. 692

Syllabus

The defendant, R, appealed, and the intervenor, B, cross appealed, from the trial court's judgment dissolving R's marriage to the plaintiff, K, and from various of the court's related orders. R and B claimed, inter alia, that the trial court had improperly failed to afford full faith and credit to a New Jersey court judgment and related orders that had been previously rendered in favor of B, and against R, among others, in the amount of approximately $24.7 million. R also challenged the trial court's finding that he had dissipated the marital estate by pledging the marital home and certain investment accounts as security, and by later forfeiting them, in connection with the New Jersey litigation. B claimed, inter alia, that the trial court had erred in finding that the marital home and investment accounts were assets of the marital estate. Held: The issue of whether the trial court improperly found that R had dissipated marital assets by pledging the marital home as security in connection with In accordance with federal law; see 18 U.S.C. § 2265 (d) (3) (2018), as amended by the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022, Pub. L. No. 117-103, § 106, 136 Stat. 49, 851; we decline to identify any person protected or sought to be protected under a protection order, protective order, or a restraining order that was issued or applied for, or others through whom that person's identity may be ascertained. The listing of justices reflects their seniority status on this court as of the date of oral argument. 350 Conn. 692 DECEMBER, 2024 693 K. S. v. R. S. the New Jersey litigation was not moot because, although R did not contest certain of the court's other findings of dissipation, this court could still afford R relief if it were to reject the trial court's finding that he had dissipated the marital home. The trial court correctly determined that R had dissipated the marital estate by pledging the marital home as security in connection with the New Jersey litiga