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Louise T. Truax

Louise T. Truax

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Biography

Louise has practiced family law for over 30 years. She has been a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers since 2005. The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) is a nationwide organization composted of the best and brightest Family Law Attorney’s in the nation. Louise represents clients in dissolution and custody actions, post judgment proceedings, appeals, and has served as an attorney for minor children and a guardian ad litem. Louise focuses on the needs of each individual client, treating them with the skill and compassion they need in these difficult matters, while also engaging in thorough preparation of all of her cases. Most often clients are served well in settling their matter. However, certain cases may need to be tried to conclusion, an arena in which Louise is a skilled advocate.

Louise is very involved locally and nationwide in family law organizations. She is the past chair of the Connecticut Family Law Section and the Connecticut Chapter of the AAML. Louise was the national Treasurer and CLE Chair for the AAML, resulting in her receiving the prestigious Fellow of the Year in 2014. She has served on committees in the AAML, which culminated in two AAML Publications, Child Centered Residential Guidelines and Representing Children: Standards for Attorneys for Children in Custody or Visitation Proceedings.

Louise is the General Editor and author of three Chapters in the book LexisNexis Practice Guide: Connecticut Family Law, published in 2013 and which she updates annually. Louise served on the Board of Editors for the Connecticut Family Law and as Editor in Chief from 2006 – 2014.

Louise has lectured on a variety of family law topics in Connecticut and across the country. She has lectured in each of the Biannual seminars for the Connecticut Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, on a variety of topics including Motion Practice. Business Valuation, Evidence, Equitable Distribution, and Custody Issues. At the Biannual seminar jointly sponsored by the Association for Family and Conciliation Courts and AAML, Louise has spoken in each seminar since 2011 on complex custody issues such as the refuse/resist dynamic, trauma, and children’s voices in the courts. Louise has also lectured annually on the Recent Case Law Developments in Family law for the Fairfield County Bar Association.

Louise is currently the Board President for Overcoming Barriers (OCB), a non-profit organization dedicated to the education of professionals in refuse/resist dynamic cases. OCB has created courses to take on line, produced publications to help professionals and families confronted with the refuse resist dynamic, and created a program to take to individual jurisdictions to train lawyers, judges and mental health professionals to work as a team to best resolve these cases.

Bar Admissions
  • Connecticut, 1993
Education

Pace University School of Law, White Plains, New York

  • J.D. – 1993
  • Honors: cum laude

University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont

  • 1984
  • Major: Political Science
Published Works
  • General Editor of LexisNexis Practice Guide: Connecticut Family Law, initially published in April 2013 and updated annually;
  • Author of three chapters in LexisNexis Practice Guide: Connecticut Family Law, initially published in April 2013 and updated annually;
  • “Recent Appellate and Supreme Court Developments”, Connecticut Family Lawyer, Fall 2013.
  • “Postnuptial Agreements in Light of Bedrick v. Bedrick”, Connecticut Family Lawyer, Summer 2013.
  • “Superior Court Highlights,” Connecticut Family Lawyer, Vol. 9, pg. 41, Vol. 10, pg. 47, Vol. 12, pg. 6, Vol. 12, pg. 13;
  • “Deposition Strategies,” Family Advocate, Vol. 19, pg. 24;
  • Contributor: “Law of the Fifty States,” Family Law Quarterly, 1997 – 2011;
Representative Cases
  • M. v. R.M., 219 Conn. App. 57 (2023)
  • In re: Zakai F., 336. Conn. 272 (2020) – Amicus Brief
  • Boisvert v. Gavis, 332 Conn. 115 (2019) – Amicus Brief
  • In re: Zakai F., 185 Conn. App. 752 (2018) – Amicus Brief
  • McKeon v. Lennon, 321 Conn. 323 (2016) – Amicus Brief
  • DeNunzio v. DeNunzio, 320 Conn. 178 (2016)
  • Perry v. Perry, 156 Conn. App. 587 (2015)
  • Dan v. Dan, 315 Conn. 1 (2014) – Amicus Brief
  • DeNunzio v. DeNunzio, 151 Conn. App. 403 (2014)
  • Pryor v. Pryor, 140 Conn. App. 64 (2013)
  • Morgan v. Morgan, 136 Conn. App. 371 (2012)
  • Budrawich v. Budrawich, 132 Conn. App. 291 (2011)
  • Perry v. Perry, 130 Conn. App. 720 (2011)
  • Collins v. Collins, 117 Conn. App. 380 (2009)
  • Mann v. Miller, 93 Conn. App. 809 (2006)
  • Arena v. Arena, 92 Conn. App. 463 (2005)
  • Richards v. Richards, 78 Conn. App. 734 (2003)
Classes / Seminars
  • Professionals and attorneys on high conflict custody cases and the refuse resist dynamic. Presentations for Henry County Family Court, Ohio; Minnesota Annual AFCC Conference; Kane and DuPage County Bar Associations, Illinois; and Quinnipiac University Center on Dispute Resolution, Connecticut.
  • “Recent Developments in Family Law”, Connecticut Bar Association Annual Meeting, 1997 – 2011, 2016 and 2018, 2019 to 2022; Connecticut Bar Association Family Law Section monthly meetings, 1997 – 2011;
  • “Recent Developments in Family Law”, Fairfield County Bar Association, 1998 – present;
  • “Business Valuations”, Connecticut Bar Association, November, 2003 and May, 2005;
  • “Trading Spaces”, Connecticut Bar Association, 2005;
  • “Civil Unions, Making and Breaking Them”, Connecticut Bar Association 2005.
  • Rhode Island Family Court/Rhode Island Inns of Court, Seminar on Comparative Cross-Examination of a Psychologist Child Custody Evaluator, Warick, Rhode Island, May 2010.
  • 2007 American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Connecticut Chapter, How to Navigate the Landmines of Motion Practice.
  • 2010 American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Connecticut Chapter, How to Keep Up With and Effective Use Case Law.
  • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers/ Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, “Interviewing Children”, Philadelphia, PA., September 2011.
  • National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts – Connecticut Chapter, “Business Valuations in Divorce”, October, 2012.
  • 2012 American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Connecticut Chapter, Advanced Custody Seminar – Alienation.
  • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers/Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, “Court Involved Therapists”, Washington, D.C., September 2013.
  • 2014 American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Connecticut Chapter, Admitting Electronic Evidence.
  • 2015 Connecticut Bar Association, Annual Meeting, “Custody 911: Handling Emergencies from Start to Finish,” June, 2015.
  • 2016 American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Connecticut Chapter, Double Dips – Property vs. Cash Flow Issues, Normalizing Compensation and Dealing with Modifications.
  • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers/Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, “Will the Bough Break? Legal and Mental Health Interventions for Children Who Resist or Refuse a Relationship with a Parent.”, San Diego, CA, September 2017.
  • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers/Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, “Resisting Contact: Why and How Children Resist Contact with a Parent.”, San Diego, CA, September 2017.
  • 2018 American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Connecticut Chapter; Psychological & Custody Evaluations in Family Matters.
  • 2018 American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Webinar, “I Won’t Go and You Can’t Make Me”: Children Resisting/Refusing Contact with a Parent in High Conflict Custody Cases.
  • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers/Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, “The Voice of the Child: Obtaining and Presenting Reliable Information from Children.”, San Diego, CA, September 2019.
  • Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 58th Annual Conference, “Zealous Advocacy and Creating the Appropriate Team in Resist-Refuse Cases: Can it be Done?”, June 2021.
  • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers/Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, “Refuse/Resist Cases: Getting the Mental Health and Legal Communities to Speak the Same Language.”, Washington, D.C., September 2021.
  • Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Wisconsin Chapter, “Parent-Child Contact Problems: What to Do When a Child Resists or Rejects a Parent,” September, 2021.
  • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers/Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, “Developmentally Appropriate Parenting Plans: Stepping it up when there are Allegations of IPV”, Washington, D.C., September 2023.
  • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers/Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Preconference Institute “Thinking about Stress, Trauma and Resilience in Children of Divorce: What can you do?”, Washington, D.C., September 2023.
Honors and Awards
  • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers – Fellow of the Year, 2014
  • The Best Lawyers in America, 2008-Present
  • Best Lawyers, Lawyer of the Year , Family Law, Stamford, 2017
  • Connecticut Super Lawyers, Top 25 Women, 2008-Present
  • Connecticut Super Lawyers, Top 50 Lawyers, 2010-Present
Professional Associations and Memberships
  • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow, 2005 to Present
  • American Bar Associations, Member, Family Law Section, 1993 to Present
  • Connecticut Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member, 1993 to Present
  • Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Member, 2012 to Present
Languages
  • English

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