Law Offices of Cecilia Buck-Taylor, P.C.

Attorney Buck-Taylor has decided to expand her practice and her involvement in the community to include a run for the Office of State Representative for the 67th District in Connecticut.  Cecilia knows that her many years of voluntary service to New Milford and surrounding areas (Town Council, Board of Education, Economic Development Commission, Chamber of Commerce, United Way, to name a few) and her training and experience as a lawyer, in mediation and in collaborative dispute resolution will be a great benefit to her in Hartford.

In preparation for both her political campaign and her election to State Representative, Cecilia has visited in Hartford several times.

To date, Cecilia has also attended the following events/meetings:

i.          Cold Homes, Warm Hearts Walk – January 8

ii.         New Milford Chamber Board of Directors – January 10th

iii.        Youth Agency Forum “Think Tank” – January 12th

iv.        Phone Interview w/Jillian at WLAD – January 13th

v.         St. Francis Dinner Dance – January 14th

vi.        First Light Tour/Rocky River Power Plant – January 18th

vii.       New Milford Chamber of Commerce Business Scene – Jan 19th

viii.      Police Union Concert – Jan 19th

ix.        Odd Fellows Dinner – Jan 21st

x.         Tour of New Milford Police Communication Center – Jan 23rd

xi.        Danbury Chamber of Commerce Workshop – “Motivating High Performance Teams” – Jan 25th

xii.       Candlewood Lake Authority – Jan 26th

xiii.      New Milford Chamber of Commerce Crystal Gala – Jan 28th

Cecilia is looking forward to using her skills, education and experience in Hartford on behalf of the residents of the 67th District.

A recent decision by the Connecticut Superior Court highlights a method for a divorced party to obtain information about an ex-spouse’s income in certain circumstances, by filing a petition for a bill of discovery. This case involved a divorce judgment where the defendant was ordered to pay alimony as a percentage of his gross income. Wachtel v. Lieberman (Owens, Howard T., J.T.R.) 52 Conn. Law Rptr. 513 (August 31, 2011). Years after the divorce, the plaintiff had probable cause to believe that the defendant was hiding income in order to pay less alimony. The defendant was a member of two LLCs, and the plaintiff petitioned for discovery of financial information as to the LLCs and to take the deposition of the defendant. The court found that the requests for discovery were reasonably necessary to a possible motion for contempt and granted the bill of discovery, so that the plaintiff could obtain more information about the defendant’s income.

This may be a good way to determine whether a motion for contempt may be successful before actually filing the contempt motion.

Cecilia Buck-Taylor was appointed Vice-Chairperson at the Organizational Meeting of the New Milford Town Council on 12/05/11.  Cecilia is very appreciative of this vote of confidence from all of the members of the Town Council.  She would especially like to thank everyone for their support and trust that she will do her best for the Town Council and the people of New Milford.

Attorney Buck-Taylor has been re-elected to the New Milford Town Council.  She received the most votes for a contested race.  Cecilia very much appreciates the confidence the people in New Milford have in her and will do her best to serve them well over the next two years.

Attorney Buck-Taylor has been appointed to the Statewide Commission on Child Protection for a three year term.  House Republican Leader Lawrence Cafero, Jr. stated that he knows “that the talents and expertise you bring to [the Commission] will be of great value and service to our state and its citizens.”  Cecilia is proud to be appointed to such an important Commission and will do her best to meet all the challenges presented.  Cecilia would like to thank Representative Clark Chapin for his support.

Attorney Buck-Taylor has been appointed by New Milford Mayor Pat Murphy to the Ethics Ad-Hoc Subcommittee to review and revise the Ethics Code Ordinance for the Town of New Milford.  This subcommittee was formed in response to various recommendations made by the New Milford Ethics Committee of which Attorney Buck-Taylor was a member.  Buck-Taylor’s term runs to 03/13/12.

At the NEW MILFORD TOWN COUNCIL  REGULAR MEETING on MARCH 14, 2011 the Mayor appointed Town Council member Cecilia Buck-Taylor to the  SENIOR TAX RELIEF ORDINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE .

The SENIOR TAX RELIEF ORDINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE is charged with reviewing the existing Ordinance (See Ord. of 3-3-1980, et seq.) to make recommendations as to appropriate changes and updates to the Senior Tax Relief Ordinance to the Mayor and Town Council.

Attorney Buck-Taylor is looking forward to working with the other appointees to provide appropriate and timely tax relief consideration for elderly New Milford residents.

The Greater New Milford Chamber of Commerce, of which Attorney Cecilia Buck-Taylor is the second vice-president,  held its annual Crystal Winter Gala Saturday at the Candlewood Inn in Brookfield.  The black-tie-optional event was an occasion for dining and dancing as well as special recognition.

Attorney Buck-Taylor had the pleasure of presenting the plaque for the Chamber’s Individual Award for Service to this year’s recipient, Laura Buckbee Lewis.  For pictures and more information, please access: http://housatonictimes.com/articles/2011/01/28/business/doc4d42052debf12823884466.txt

Check out this great article about William Taylor and Cecilia Buck-Taylor by Nanci Hutson of the NewsTimes at the following link:   http://www.newstimes.com/local/article/Couple-blend-marriage-and-divorce-work-with-aplomb-645011.php

The Law Offices of Cecilia Buck-Taylor is co-sponsoring The Business Scene for the New Milford Chamber of Commerce this month.  The event is being held on August 26, 2010 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Matteo’s Restaurant at 122 Litchfield Road, New Milford CT 06776.  Please come and join the festivities.  I look forward to seeing you there.  Bring a friend as well!