R. S. v. E. S.

Citations

• 210 Conn. App. 327

Syllabus

The defendant appealed to this court from the judgment of the trial court dissolving his marriage to the plaintiff and from certain orders, including, inter alia, a pendente lite order related to certain travel restrictions. Held: 1. The defendant's claim that the trial court erred when it entered a pendente lite order related to travel restrictions was moot; because a pendente lite order ceases to exist once a final judgment has been rendered, there was no practical relief that could be afforded to the defendant, and this court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to consider the defendant's claim. 2. The defendant could not prevail on his claims that the trial court erred when it entered orders including, inter alia, vacating by stipulation a temporary restraining order, granting the plaintiff's motion in limine, denying the defendant's oral request for a continuance, requiring the defendant to make a payment to the plaintiff's counsel to be held in escrow, sealing certain documents, appointing a guardian ad litem, and prohibiting the parties from filing pleadings without permission from the court, and could not prevail on his claims of judicial bias as the defendant's claims were unfounded and did not merit substantive discus- sion. Argued December 6, 2021—officially released January 25, 2022