M.M. v. H.F.

Opinion

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M. M. v. H. F.* (AC 42136)

Elgo, Devlin and Harper, Js.

Argued October 17—officially released November 19, 2019

Procedural History

Action for the dissolution of a marriage, and for other relief, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Waterbury, and tried to the court, Hon. Lloyd Cutsumpas, judge trial referee; judgment dissolving the marriage and granting certain other relief; thereafter, the court, Ficeto, J., denied the defendant’s request for leave to file a motion for modification, and the defendant appealed to this court. Affirmed. H. F., self-represented, the appellant (defendant). M. M., self-represented, the appellee (plaintiff).

Opinion

PER CURIAM. In this postjudgment marital dissolution matter, the defendant, H. F., appeals from the judgment of the trial court denying her request for leave to file a motion to modify custody and visitation of the parties’ minor child.1 The trial court denied the defendant ’s request for leave to file a motion to modify on the ground that she failed to allege facts sufficient to constitute a substantial change in circumstances, and, further, that her motion simply reiterated allegations that she previously had presented to the court. On the basis of our careful and thorough review of the record, we cannot conclude that the trial court erred in so holding.

The judgment is affirmed. * In accordance with our policy of protecting the privacy interests of the victims of family violence, we decline to identify the victim or others through whom the victim’s identity may be ascertained. See General Statutes § 54-86e.

1 Because the defendant had a history of filing motions for contempt and/ or modification ‘‘without sufficient cause or without alleging a substantial change in circumstance[s],’’ the trial court issued an order on July 19, 2017, requiring the defendant to seek leave of the court pursuant to Practice Book § 25-26 (g), prior to filing further motions.