Gail Reinke v. Walter Sing

Summary

The court held that the trial court had subject matter jurisdiction to entertain the parties’ agreed request to reopen and modify their dissolution judgment, even though the requested modification concerned marital property. The restriction in General Statutes § 46b-86(a) limits the court’s statutory authority to modify property distributions but does not eliminate subject matter jurisdiction, and General Statutes § 52-212a permitted the reopening because the parties voluntarily submitted to the court’s jurisdiction. The court reversed and remanded for consideration of the merits of the plaintiff’s claims.