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Court Deviates from Strict Child Custody Orders – Father Granted Custody
Family law is unlike any other field of law in countless ways. Judicial intervention by a family part judge often occurs in highly intimate, personal areas. As a result, the court is often willing to deviate from strictly following the letter of the law when the best interests of the parties would be better… Read More »
Alimony & Cohabitation in New Jersey
Alimony is a typical part of many New Jersey divorces, and the duration for which alimony is owed can be lengthy when the spouses were together for a long period of time. But alimony requirements can change when there is a change in circumstances for one or both parties involved. A common situation leading… Read More »
Effects of the Tax Act on New Jersey Divorces
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Tax Act”) passed in late 2017 affects millions of Americans in a variety of ways, some fairly obvious and some more subtle or unexpected. A lesser-known provision that just went into effect as of January 1, 2019 affects how alimony payments are treated under the tax laws. The… Read More »
Court Orders Reevaluation of Parent’s Child Support Obligation
Even when couples create settlement agreements designed to eliminate future visits before the family part judge, flaws in the agreement can result in the need for court intervention. A recent opinion by the Appellate Division allowed a parent to seek a recalculation of his child support obligation where the couple’s marital settlement agreement (MSA)… Read More »
New Apps Could Make Co-Parenting Easier after New Jersey Divorce
When divorced spouses share children, they often have no choice but to regularly see, or at least speak to, their ex. These interactions can be tense, even explosive, if the couple had a contentious split. Many divorced parents thus try to find ways of raising their children together that minimize opportunities for conflict. A… Read More »
Divorce Mediation Is Not Always Binding
Traditional courtroom divorces can be expensive, exhausting, combative, and long-lasting. Rather than subject themselves to the stress and strain of traditional divorce, many couples now explore divorce alternatives such as arbitration and . While these alternatives can provide a more amicable path to ending a marriage and dividing assets, couples must keep in mind… Read More »
Child’s Best Interest is Considered in All Types of New Jersey Child Custody Cases
In a new decision from the NJ Appellate Division, the judge confirmed and clearly held what is, in fact, long-established child custody law in New Jersey—that regardless of the type of custody case, the same rules apply regarding discovery and investigation, and all trial court judges are obligated, without exception, to apply the legal… Read More »
Strained Relationship with Child Not a Basis to Change Support Obligation
The New Jersey Appellate Division has recently issued an opinion which affirms a trial court’s order compelling a parent to support his children’s college expenses, despite having a strained relationship with his children and offering little input into the college selection decision. Learn about the court’s decision below, and contact a New Jersey family… Read More »
The Myth of the Holiday Spike in Domestic Violence
Around the holidays a familiar narrative always crops up: People are more stressed, are consuming more drugs and alcohol, and as a result, are committing more acts of domestic violence. Local news outlets tend to perpetuate this view. While domestic violence is an incredibly real and pervasive problem across the country, recent studies have… Read More »
What We Can Learn From JWoww About New Jersey Divorce Cases
In September, Jennifer Farley, known to fans as JWoww from the Jersey Shore and other shows, filed for divorce from longtime boyfriend and husband of three years Roger Mathews. The couple have two children together, a daughter, aged four, and a two-year-old son. Since filing for divorce, the couple had remained living together in… Read More »
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