Kathryn L. Bissonnette is a partner at Brown Paindiris & Scott LLP who has dedicated most of her career to family law. She is the head of the firm’s family law department and has a vast amount of experience with divorces, contested custody cases, and many other divorce-related issues, such as the division of assets and debts, alimony, child support, child custody and visitation, and post-judgment matters. She began her career representing the best interests of children in Connecticut’s family courts, has litigated custody disputes for non-married parents, and has handled cases that involve the rights of grandparents and other third parties in custody cases as well.
Attorney Bissonnette has a vast amount of experience in dealing with complex divorces, including those involving high net worth individuals, business owners, and complex property holdings and asset divisions. Another area of her practice consists of handling child protection matters where the Department of Children and Families has become involved. She has appeared in various juvenile courts throughout the state for the purpose of protecting a parent’s right to raise their children. She has worked on many cases where addiction or mental health issues have been the deciding factor in a custody determination, and in these situations, she has helped the parents to regain control and get themselves back into the lives of their children. Attorney Bissonnette is also specially trained in both mediation and collaborative divorce.
Attorney Bissonnette has served as special master in the Tolland Superior Court and New Britain Superior Court. She currently serves as the chair of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Women in the Law Section, is a board member for the Connecticut Council for Non-Adversarial Divorce, and is a member of the Connecticut Collaborative Divorce Group.