Family Law law in Connecticut covers child custody, child support, adoption, paternity, guardianship, and prenuptial agreements. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. Connecticut has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to family law cases, and attorneys who practice in Superior Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

Connecticut is an equitable distribution state, which determines how courts divide marital property and debts. Custody decisions in Superior Court are based on the best interests of the child standard, and judges have significant discretion. The divorce process involves specific procedural requirements, and a Connecticut family law attorney who regularly appears in Superior Court understands the local expectations and timelines that affect every case.

Choosing the right family law attorney in Connecticut means evaluating more than just qualifications — it means finding someone who understands the local legal system and has handled similar cases. Use the profiles on this page to compare attorney experience, read client reviews, check office locations, and identify lawyers who offer free initial consultations. Taking the time to compare options can significantly affect your outcome.

Before you choose an attorney, it helps to understand the legal landscape. Read our complete guide to family law law in Connecticut to learn about filing deadlines, state-specific rules, and what damages or remedies may be available in your case. Then use the directory below to find and compare qualified lawyers across Connecticut.

Anand Ahuja - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Anand Ahuja
 900 Chapel Street, 10th Floor (GNHCC) New Haven CT 06510
(203) 684-8929
American University & Delhi Un
Bengali, English, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
U.S. District Court; Eastern District of New York Bar
Active License
Business Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Mark D. Sherman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Mark Sherman, LLC
 355 Atlantic St Stamford CT 06901
(203) 569-3599
Fordham University School of Law (1998)
English
New York Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Jeremiah Nii-Amaa Ollennu - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ollennu & Associates, LLC
 262 MARLBOROUGH STREET PORTLAND CT 06480
(860) 218-2122
Vermont Law School (2000)
English
Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Estate Planning Family Law
Matthew J. Broder - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Matthew J. Broder
 44 Lyon Terrace Bridgeport CT 06604
(203) 333-5100
University of Connecticut School of Law (1989)
English
Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Criminal Law
Sheila Sinha Charmoy - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Charmoy & Charmoy
 243 Tresser Blvd 17th Floor Stamford CT 06901
(203) 255-8100
Quinnipiac University School of Law (1999)
English
Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Divorce Family Law
Bryan McEntee - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Bryan McEntee
 19 Mitchell Avenue, 2nd Floor Waterbury CT 06710
(203) 982-8396
Massachusetts School of Law (2005)
English
Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Estate Planning Family Law
Scott Charmoy - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Charmoy & Charmoy
 243 Tresser Blvd 17th Floor Stamford CT 06901
(203) 255-8100
Washington University School of Law (1995)
English
Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Divorce Family Law
Ashling Soares - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ashling Soares Law
 55 Greens Farms Road, Ste 200-58 Westport CT 06880
(203) 529-5115
University of Miami School of Law (2008)
English
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
Edward Jurkiewicz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lawrence & Jurkiewicz, LLC
 932 East Main Street Torrington CT 06790
(860) 299-6263
University of Connecticut School of Law (1985)
English
2nd Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Family Law
Chris Lagano - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 970 Summer Street Stamford CT 06905
(203) 357-7462
District of Columbia Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Criminal Law Estate Planning
Joseph Maya - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Maya Murphy, P.C.
 266 Post Road East Westport CT 06880
(203) 221-3100
University of Michigan Law School (1989)
English, Spanish
Connecticut Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Criminal Law
Laurel Fedor - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Taylor & Fedor Attorneys at Law
 1071 Post Road East, Suite 206 Westport CT 06880
(203) 227-9328
Thomas M Cooley
English
New York Bar
Active License
Business Law Collections Divorce
Yazmin Rodriguez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Esperanza Lawyers At Law
 32 Elm Street First Floor New Haven CT 06510
(203) 290-4500
English, French, Spanish
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Family Law Immigration Law
Thomas Babson Kane - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 972 New London Turnpike Glastonbury CT 06033
(860) 633-3651
Western New England University School of Law (1992)
Connecticut Bar
Active License
Estate Planning Family Law Juvenile Law
Daniel Harris Miller - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sullivan, Attanasio & Miller
 228 Meadow Street Suite 103 Waterbury CT 06702
(203) 756-9433
Western New England University School of Law (2004)
English
Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Jerome N. Goldstein - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 4 Research Drive Suite 402 Shelton CT 06484-6242
(203) 929-7773
Quinnipiac University School of Law (1985)
English
Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Cecilia Buck-Taylor - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Cecilia Buck-Taylor, P.C.
 P.O. Box 1121 15 Bennitt Street New Milford CT 06776
(860) 355-9191
Fordham University School of Law (1987)
Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Criminal Law
Allan F. Friedman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Allan F. Friedman Criminal Lawyer
 40 Richards Ave #300 Norwalk CT 06854
(203) 357-5555
Quinnipiac University School of Law (1992)
English, Spanish
New York Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Kenneth Taylor - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
McCarthy and Taylor LLP
 8 Elm Street New Milford CT 06776
(860) 799-7333
Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Family Law Real Estate Law
Dyan Kozaczka - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rutkin, Oldham, & Griffin, LLC
 5 Imperial Ave. Westport CT 06880
(203) 227-7301
Wake Forest University School of Law (2005)
English
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Family Law
Shari-Lynn Cuomo Shore - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Wolf & Shore, LLC
 167 Captain Thomas Boulevard West Haven CT 06516
(203) 745-3151
Albany Law School (2005)
Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Estate Planning Family Law
Emily Riordan Lucibello - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Emily S. Lucibello, LLC
 26 Broad Street PO Box 5233 Milford CT 06460
(203) 298-4658
Quinnipiac University School of Law (2006)
English
Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Gregory Allen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Trendowski & Allen, PC
 90 Main Street, Suite 201 Centerbrook CT 06409
(860) 767-9044
Quinnipiac College (1998)
Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Consumer Law
Harry Daniel Murphy - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Maya Murphy, P.C.
 266 Post Rd E Westport CT 06880
(203) 221-3100
Fordham University School of Law (1998)
English
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Lucas Hernandez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Lucas Hernandez
 33 Riverside Avenue, 4th Floor Westport CT 06880
(203) 368-9339
Yale University
English, Russian
District of Columbia Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Family Law Probate
Evelyn Gryk Frolich - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gryk & Frolich, LLC
 333 E Center St Manchester CT 06040
(860) 646-1188
Widener University
English
Connecticut Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Family Law
Amanda C. Telesco - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Mark Sherman, LLC
 355 Atlantic St Stamford CT 06901
(203) 569-3599
Quinnipiac University School of Law (2015)
English
Connecticut Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Michael A. Blanchard - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 2 Union St New London CT 06320
(860) 442-4416
Western New England University School of Law (1979)
Mashantucket Tribal Court Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Family Law Probate
Kate W. Haakonsen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 2252 Main Street Glastonbury CT 06033
(860) 522-3343
University of Connecticut School of Law (1975)
Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Family Law
Scott Carlson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Carlson & Dumeer, LLC
 144 Whitney St Hartford CT 06105
(860) 455-4179
Roger Williams University School of Law (2009)
English, Spanish
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Estate Planning
Adrian Mark Baron - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Podorowsky Thompson & Baron
 202 Broad Street New Britain CT 06053
(860) 223-4000
Pace University (2004)
Polish, Spanish
Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Estate Planning
Eric Posmantier - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 90 Grove Street, Suite 212 Ridgefield CT 06877
(203) 431-8720
Rutgers School of Law-Camden (1994)
English
Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Family Law
David Minicozzi - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of David C. Minicozzi
 250 W Main St #200 Branford CT 06405
(203) 483-7069
Western New England University School of Law (1984)
English
Connecticut Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Family Law Personal Injury
Kevin M. Black - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bayer & Black, P.C.
 195 Danbury Road Suite 160 Wilton CT 06897
(203) 762-0751
English
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Estate Planning
Hector Gonzalez-Velez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gonzalez Law Office LLC
 1 Bank St Ste 206 Stamford CT 06901-3074
(203) 323-1440
University of Wisconsin - Madison (1999)
English, Spanish
Bar #1034984
Connecticut Bar
Active License
Verified
Family Law Immigration Law
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