Milot v. Milot

Citations

• 234 Conn. App. 473

Syllabus

The defendant appealed from the trial court's judgment resolving several postdissolution motions concerning custody and visitation. The defendant claimed, inter alia, that the court improperly delegated its judicial authority over visitation to the plaintiff. Held: The trial court's order authorizing the plaintiff to exercise his discretion over the defendant's visitation with the parties' minor children was an improper delegation of judicial authority, as, pursuant to the Supreme Court's decision in R. H. v. M. H. (350 Conn. 446), it placed the trial court's decision-making authority in the hands of a party to the litigation. The trial court abused its discretion in precluding the defendant from com- municating with her youngest child's health-care providers or therapists, as the court failed to make a finding, pursuant to statute (§ 46b-56 (g)), that the defendant should be denied access for good cause shown. Argued May 28—officially released August 19, 2025