K. S. v. R. S.

Summary

The court held that the Connecticut trial court was required to give full faith and credit to final New Jersey orders that forfeited the marital home and placed investment accounts in constructive trust, because New Jersey had personal jurisdiction over the defendant and no public-policy exception applied. It nevertheless upheld the finding that the defendant dissipated marital assets by pledging the property and engaging in related financial misconduct, while concluding that the forfeited assets themselves could not be included in the marital estate. The court also upheld the defendant’s earning-capacity finding but required reconsideration of child support because the trial court did not first determine the presumptive guideline amount or make the required deviation findings.