Laura R. Shattuck
285 Riverside Avenue, Suite 450, Westport, CT 06880
About Laura R. Shattuck
Practice Areas
- Family Law
Education
- Quinnipiac University School of Law, Hamden, Connecticut, 1999J.D.
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Service to Community Award
- Honors: Distinguished Academic Achievement Award
- Honors: Merit-based Scholarship
- Loyola University New Orleans, 1991B.A.
- Major: Political Science
Languages
- English (Primary)
Representative Cases
- Tanzman v. Meurer - A trial court that predicates a financial support order on a party's earning ability must ascertain the specific dollar amount of the party's earning ability.
- Powell-Ferri v. Ferri - Under Massachusetts law, it was proper for trustees to transfer assets from one trust that let the party husband withdraw principal to a second trust from which he could not withdraw principal. The husband was not obligated by the automatic orders to sue his family member trustees for return of the assets.
- Dowd v. Dowd - Using a creative but meritless interpretation of the separation agreement, the husband failed to comply with his alimony obligations. An award of interest and counsel fees was granted.
- Tanzman v. Meurer - A trial court that predicates a financial support order on a party's earning ability must ascertain the specific dollar amount of the party's earning ability.
- Powell-Ferri v. Ferri - Under Massachusetts law, it was proper for trustees to transfer assets from one trust that let the party husband withdraw principal to a second trust from which he could not withdraw principal. The husband was not obligated by the automatic orders to sue his family member trustees for return of the assets.
- Dowd v. Dowd - Using a creative but meritless interpretation of the separation agreement, the husband failed to comply with his alimony obligations. An award of interest and counsel fees was granted.
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association (Member)
- Connecticut Bar Association (Member)
- Fairfield County Bar Association (Member)
- Judicial District of Stamford/Norwalk at Stamford (Special Master for Family Matters)
- Judicial District of Fairfield at Bridgeport (Special Master for Family Matters)
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Family Law
- Family Law
- Family Law
Nearby Lawyers
- Family Law
- 0.2 mile away
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