PRESS & MEDIA

Rich was recently featured on NBC Connecticut, speaking to one of the more painful gaps in Connecticut family law: the limited rights grandparents have when it comes to visitation. He explained that unless a grandparent can show that denying visitation would cause real harm to the child, courts default to the parents’ wishes. That’s a difficult standard to meet, and it means grandparents who have been a steady, loving presence in a child’s life can find themselves legally powerless when a family fractures. It’s a reality that surprises a lot of people and leaves a lot of families in an incredibly hard position.

Rich appeared on WFSB’s Eyewitness News Extra with Brian Shactman to discuss gray divorce, a growing trend involving couples who choose to divorce later in life. During the conversation, he explained how these cases often involve unique legal and financial considerations, including retirement accounts, long-held assets, and the division of wealth built over decades of marriage. He also discussed the emotional challenges that can come with ending a marriage after many years and why having a thoughtful legal strategy is especially important when so much is at stake. These are the same issues Rich helps Connecticut families address every day through his family law practice.