KENNEDY v. KENNEDY

No. 29059.

968 A.2d 1002 (2009)

114 Conn.App. 143

Christopher B. KENNEDY v. Leanna L. KENNEDY.

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Decided May 5, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher B. Kennedy, pro se, the appellant (plaintiff).

Ira A. Jacobs, East Hartford, for the minor child, Kathleen Kennedy.

Jacqueline A. Wilson, Hartford, filed a brief for the minor child, Brenna Kennedy.

DiPENTIMA, BEACH and PETERS, Js.


PETERS, J.

A judgment of civil contempt is improper if "the contemnor, through no fault of his own, was unable to obey the court's order." (Internal quotation marks omitted.) In re Leah S., 284 Conn. 685, 692, 935 A.2d 1021 (2007). Accordingly, "a court may not find a person in contempt without considering the circumstances surrounding the violation to determine whether such violation was...

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