Posted by Hilary B. Miller, Esq. on October 17, 2002 at 06:34:15:
In Reply to: A question about visitation posted by Pandora on October 16, 2002 at 09:24:12:
You have included this quote out of context and appear to ascribe to it some force of law; it has none. It is a quote from a book by psychologists which the concurring judge distinguishes from (i.e., contrasts with) the actual law of Connecticut. Rather, after distinguishing the scholars' view, the judge cites the legal principle that "Visitation with the noncustodial parent is important for the development of the child and to leave visitation to the sole discretion of the custodial parent is not in the best interests of the child." That statement is a correct and unequivocal statement of the law of Connecticut.