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Court Upholds a Final Restraining Order after Harassing and Violent Conduct
Divorce stirs up high emotions and intense conflict between many couples, sometimes resulting in violent and harassing behavior. These tensions can become even greater when divorcing spouses must see one another on a regular basis. New Jersey law provides protection to victims of harassment or abuse in the form of temporary and final restraining… Read More »
When Divorced Parents Cannot Agree on Medical Care for Their Child
Once a married couple reaches the point of wanting a divorce, it can be difficult to find any topics on which those parents can agree. Nevertheless, even after divorce, co-parents must make joint decisions regarding their child’s best interests on a regular basis. A case recently before New Jersey Family Part Judge Lawrence Jones… Read More »
New Jersey Family Part Judge Looks at Recalculation of Alimony where Payor Spouse Loses Job
In an opinion offering an interpretation of the 2014 amendments to New Jersey’s alimony law, Judge Lawrence Jones of the Ocean County Superior Court ruled that an alimony-payor spouse could receive a reduction in his weekly alimony payments where he had lost his job and could find replacement work only for a substantially lower… Read More »
New Jersey Family Part Judge Considers When to Award Additional Support for “Gifted” Child
In a recent case before Family Part Judge Lawrence Jones, the court was asked to consider whether a child’s “giftedness” warranted that the supporting parent be required to increase their monthly child support payment, defraying expenses related to that child’s gift. The case in which this issue arose was titled P.S. v. J.S. The… Read More »
Contempt of Court in a New Jersey Family Law Case
New Jersey courtrooms use court orders to give effect to a judge’s decisions. Once formally entered and recorded, these orders are legally binding on the parties, and serious consequences can result when orders aren’t followed. Consequences can range from fines and fees to time spent in jail. Read on to learn more about enforcement… Read More »
College Expense Contribution Not Available when Sought Too Late
The State of New Jersey has laws which are particularly generous in awarding the costs of college expenses as an element of child support. Courts regularly delay emancipation where a child over the age of 18 is earning a bachelor-level, or even graduate-level, degree. The willingness of New Jersey family courts to distribute the… Read More »
Determining Pendente Lite Support when Both Spouses Are Strapped
In a recent post, I explained the important role that orders play in the family law case, and mentioned that one particularly important form of order is the one granting pendente lite alimony, or temporary alimony granted to the more-financially-dependent spouse that lasts only through the divorce trial. A recent case coming before Judge… Read More »
Supreme Court Addresses Termination of Alimony upon Cohabitation
New Jersey Family Part judges often consider cases focusing on whether an alimony recipient is cohabiting with a new partner after a divorce, and if so, whether the cohabitation should spell the end of that spouse’s alimony payments. One such case recently resulted in a divide among the justices of the Supreme Court of… Read More »
Court Orders in Family Part Proceedings
If you are going through a divorce or a dispute over custody, you may have noticed by now that court orders hold a great deal of significance. Learn more about what court orders mean, and how they’re created, below. In a future post, we will discuss what to do when a court order is… Read More »
Courts Should Consider Couples’ Savings Habits when Calculating Alimony
In a recent opinion that has been submitted for publication, making it binding law in the state of New Jersey, the New Jersey Appellate Division addressed how a once-married couple’s savings habits, and not just their spending habits, should play a role in the calculation of alimony payments. The case, titled Lombardi v. Lombardi,… Read More »
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