BUTLER v. BUTLER

No. 17153.

859 A.2d 26 (2004)

271 Conn. 657

Laura B.G. BUTLER v. Piers J.R. BUTLER.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided November 2, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wesley W. Horton, with whom were Daniel J. Krisch, Carlo Forzani, Hartford and, on the brief, Sarah J. Healey and Christopher Mattei, legal interns, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Lori Welch-Rubin, New Haven, with whom was Margaret C. Hollon, Woodbury, for the appellee (defendant).

SULLIVAN, C.J., and BORDEN, KATZ, PALMER and VERTEFEUILLE, Js.


KATZ, J.

The plaintiff, Laura B. Gary, formerly Laura B.G. Butler, appeals1 from the judgment of the trial court that terminated an Illinois order of joint custody and awarded sole custody of her two minor children to the defendant, Piers J.R. Butler. The plaintiff claims that the trial court improperly failed to apply the clear and convincing burden of proof required to modify joint custody under the custody provisions of the Illinois...

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