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In an ideal world, all divorcing or separating parents would be able to share parenting time on a 50-50 basis. Of course, every family situation is unique, and parenting plans have to be carefully crafted to protect the best interest of children; not every parenting...
When divorced parents have joint legal custody and a child is born in wedlock, how will the Court address one parent's desire to change the child's surname?In the recently decided case of Emma v. Evans, the Court eliminated the previous presumption in favor of the...
When divorced parents have joint legal custody and a child is born in wedlock, how will the Court address one parent's desire to change the child's surname?In the recently decided case of Emma v. Evans, the Court eliminated the previous presumption in favor of the...
Lynn Newsome, Esq will lecture on the differences between sole legal custody and joint legal custody at the 2014 Family Law Symposium. Sponsored by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE) in cooperation with the New Jersey State Bar...
Currently, New Jersey and only three other states do not legally define at what age a child should be when a child support order is lifted. A bill recently approved by the New Jersey Senate would address this issue.The legislation is aimed at saving parents money and...
While love and affection are typically major factors in a couple's decision to wed, marriage is at base a legal agreement, and this fact is most obvious in matters of taxes and divorce. According to New Jersey law, marital property is subject to equitable distribution...
While some divorcing spouses can reach an amicable split, many other divorces are characterized by conflict and deep emotional upheaval. Threats are not uncommon in these cases, and husbands and wives who have been physically threatened by their spouses should get out...
