Sarah S. Oldham
Partner
Email: law@rutkinoldham.com

Practice Areas: Family Law; Litigation.

Admitted: 1988, Connecticut; 1989 U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

Law School: University of Connecticut School of Law, J .D., cum laude, 1988

College: Wesleyan University, B.S., cum laude, 1972; Southern Connecticut State College, M.S., School Psychology, 1974

Member: Connecticut Bar Association (Member, Executive Committee of the Family Law Section, 1993-; Treasurer, 1999-2000; Secretary, 2000-2001; Continuing Legal Education, 2001-2002; Chair-Elect, 2002-2003; Chair, 2003-2004; Co-Chair, Post-Majority Support Committee, Family Law Section, 1993-1994); Fairfield County and American Bar Associations; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Chair, National Test Committee, 2005-; Member, Board of Managers, Connecticut Chapter, 2006-); International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member, Board of Managers, USA Chapter, 2007-).

Biography: Member, Connecticut Law Review, 1986-1988. Board of Editors, Connecticut Family Lawyer, 1994-2000. Author: "Post-Majority Support: The Statute Explained," Connecticut Family Lawyer, Fall 1993; "Recent Appellate Developments," Connecticut Family Lawyer, Spring, 1995; "Recent Appellate Decisions," Connecticut Family Lawyer, Fall, 1997; "Distributing Executive Compensation Benefits," The Family Advocate, Winter, 2001; "Examining the Mental Health Expert," The Family Advocate, Spring, 2008; Connecticut Practice Series, Co-Author: "Family Law and Practice," (2 vols.) West Publishing Co., 1999-2000. Lecturer, Connecticut Bar Association: "Relocation Issues After Ireland v. Ireland," September 10, 1999; "Effective Litigation of Mental Health Professionals in Family Cases," March 28, 2001; "Pensions and Divorce: How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Dealing with Pensions in Divorce," May 2, 2002; "The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement (UCCJEA)," June, 2003; "Complex Issues in Family Law Cases" or "How to Handle Tricky Questions and Sticky Situations," April, 2005. Lecturer, ABA-APA Conference, "Psychological Testing in Cases of Disputed Custody," April, 2008. Listed: Best Lawyers in America, 2005-present (selection criteria available at http://www.bestlawyers.com/aboutus/selectionprocess.aspx); Connecticut Magazine "Best Lawyers" Top 25 Female Lawyers, 2007-present (detailed more thoroughly at http://www.superlawyers.com/about/selection_process.html); "New York Area's Best Lawyers" 2007-present (selection criteria available at http://nymag.com/guides/bestlawyers/2008/42039/).

Reported Cases: Wendt v. Wendt, 59 Conn. App. 656 (2000), cert. denied 255 Conn. 918 (2000); Ireland v. Ireland, 246 Conn. 413 (1998); Hines v. St. Vincent's Medical Center 232 Conn. 632, 657 A2d 578 (1995).

Born: Mineola, NY, March 5, 1951

ISLN: 904709443