DocketNumber: 4043
Citation Numbers: 9 Conn. App. 432
Filed Date: 1/13/1987
Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 9/8/2022
The plaintiff appeals and the defendant cross appeals from the judgment of the trial court ordering a dissolution of the marriage, distribution of the marital assets, periodic alimony and child support. The court refused to award counsel fees to either party. The main issue presented in the plaintiffs appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion in rendering its orders.
“ ‘The well settled standard of review in domestic relations cases is that this court will not disturb trial court orders unless the trial court has abused its legal discretion or its findings have no reasonable basis in the facts.’ ” Levy v. Levy, 5 Conn. App. 185, 188-89, 497 A.2d 430, cert. denied, 197 Conn. 813, 499 A.2d 62 (1985). The trial court must weigh the evidence presented and assess the credibility of each witness. Carter v. Carter, 8 Conn. App. 356, 358, 512 A.2d 979 (1986). Every reasonable presumption in favor of the correctness of the trial court’s decision should be made. Leo v. Leo, 197 Conn. 1, 4, 495 A.2d 704 (1985).
The trial court’s memorandum of decision indicates that its awards were based upon the standards set forth in General Statutes §§ 46b-81 and 46b-82. The facts, as enunciated in the court’s memorandum, were amply supported by the record. We do not find that the trial court abused its discretion in rendering the orders. This court will not retry the facts upon which the trial court based its conclusions.
There is no error either on the plaintiff’s appeal or on the defendant’s cross appeal.