Practice Areas: Family Law; view more
Licensed in Connecticut since: 2008
Education: Wake Forest University School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2024 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2014 - 2023 Call today:
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Siegel, Colin & Kaufman
Soundview Plaza1266 East Main Street
Stamford, CT 06902 Visit website
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Dyan M. Kozaczka is a partner at Siegel, Colin & Kaufman in Stamford, Connecticut. She focuses her practice solely on family law matters including child support, alimony, divorce, mediation, property division and so on. With over 12 years of legal experience, she is a dedicated and compassionate attorney.
Empathetic with a genuine concern for her clients’ needs, Ms. Kozaczka zealously advocates for their rights and liberties. She has extensive experience with challenging family law cases and has a reputation for her unique approach, tenacity and thoroughness.
Ms. Kozaczka has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston College and earned her Juris Doctor from the Wake Forest University School of Law, where she was the vice president of the Domestic Violence Awareness Coalition.
Ms. Kozaczka is admitted to practice in the states of Connecticut and Massachusetts and the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont.
Actively associated with the legal community, Ms. Kozaczka is a member of the Greater Bridgeport Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. She is co-chair of the Fairfield County Bar Association’s Family Law Committee and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Family Law section.
Ms. Kozaczka has lectured at many prominent platforms and also authored articles about family law matters. Honored for her notable work in the legal field, Ms. Kozaczka is named to the New Leaders in the Law list by the Connecticut Law Tribune and the 40 under 40 list by the Fairfield County Business Journal.
Practice areas
Family LawFocus areas
Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Dissolution, Divorce, Marital Property, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Prenuptial Agreements, Same Sex Family Law
- 100% Family Law
First Admitted: 2008, Connecticut
Professional Webpage: https://siegelkaufman.com/kozaczka-dyan/
- Connecticut Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section
- Greater Bridgeport Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Connecticut, 2008
- Connecticut Bar Association, Family Law Section
- American Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
- U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 2009
- US District Court, District of Vermont, 2012
- Fairfield County Bar Association, Co-Chair of Family Law Section
- Center for Children’s Advocacy
- Massachusetts, 2009
- US District Court, District of Massachusetts, 2011
- Special Olympics of Connecticut, Unified Sports Partner
- Westport Young Women’s League
- Center for Children's Advocacy - Play for Kids, Committee Member
- Greenwich Young Professionals Group
- Special Olympics of Connecticut, Volunteer
- Named a New Leader in the Law by the Connecticut Law Tribune, 2018
- Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2014 – 2021, Super Lawyers
- "40 Under 40" winner for Fairfield County, Fairfield County Business Journal, 2016
- Trinity College School of Law in Dublin, Ireland, 2006
- Boston College, B.A, 2005
- This seminar examines the different jurisdictional requirements of filing for divorce in CT and NY and what happens when there is a battle over jurisdiction. With so many New Yorkers escaping to CT during the pandemic, questions arise - is it permissible to file in either state and what are the advantages of filing in one state versus the other. Two experienced NY family law attorneys join us to discuss what is in the pot in NY (marital versus separate property) and we will compare child support guidelines and alimony/maintenance awards in each state, Presenter, 2021, Let's Go (Forum) Shopping! Is the Grass Greener in Connecticut or New York?
- Alimony Retrospective: A Discussion on Case Law and Settlement Strategies since the Implementation of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act The presentation included a review of the history and policy considerations concerning the enactment of alimony provisions of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The presenters analyzed alimony decisions since the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in Connecticut and other states throughout the country. They examined current settlement trends, challenges in drafting agreements, and the different ways to approach alimony calculations. They also presented on a list of potential issues and areas of future litigation regarding alimony and tax calculations, Presenter, Alimony Retrospective: A Discussion on Case Law and Settlement Strategies since the Implementation of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Family Law, 2020
- CT Law Tribune, Author, Family Law: Alimony Decisions Could Face Future Tests, 2015
Office location for Dyan M. Kozaczka
Soundview Plaza
1266 East Main Street
Stamford, CT 06902
Phone: 203-326-5145
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2024
- Rising Stars: 2014 - 2023
