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In November 2013, a New Jersey judge ruled that a father does not have the right to be present in the delivery room during the birth of his child if the child’s mother does not consent. This case, Plotnick v. Deluccia,...

According to TMZ, Ariane Raymondo-Felton has filed for divorce from New York Knicks basketball player, Raymond Felton, after their 18-month marriage. Raymondo-Felton filed for divorce on the ground of...

As part of  every New Jersey divorce, spouses are required to deal with the issue of dividing marital property (which includes both assets and debts) in a process called equitable distribution. Marital property...

The formal New Jersey divorce process begins when one spouse files a divorce complaint with the family court. Once the complaint is filed, the other party has 35 days to file an answer to the complaint. If an answer...

Recently, news sources, like Newsday, have reported that as the economy recovers, divorce rates start to rise. Though this may seem like an odd correlation, the fact that people that have a better economic position tend...

When can the Court restrain a parent from allowing unsupervised contact between his/her child(ren) and his/her significant other? An issue that often comes up in legal disputes involving children is whether significant others...

In order for a child support award to be entered by the New Jersey Family Court, the Court must have jurisdiction over the child support dispute. Issues involving jurisdiction are often complicated and depend on the...

The New Jersey alimony reform movement pushes onward. There are already a variety of alimony reform bills pending before the New Jersey legislature, and now, according to the New Jersey Law Journal, on February 10, the...

A battered woman is someone who has been a victim of domestic violence. Generally, domestic violence is understood as a cycle that has three phases: the tension building phase, a battering incident, and a tranquil...

Every day, people all over the world connect to each other through their social media accounts, whether through Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, or any other social networking site or mobile application. For many...

A Judgment of Divorce granted by the New Jersey Superior Court, Family Division, terminates a marriage under the laws of New Jersey.  However, a litigant may continue to be married to their “ex-spouse” under the laws...

A Prenuptial Agreement, often referred to as a “Prenup,” is an agreement that a couple enters into prior to marriage in order to protect certain individual assets and other rights in the event that the marriage...

One of the remedies for victims of domestic violence is a final restraining order (FRO), which prohibits contact between the batterer and the victim. In New Jersey, FROs are permanent, meaning they last forever....

New York Daily News reports that former New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer and his wife of 26 years, Silda Wall, have filed for divorce, six years after Spitzer was caught in a prostitution ring scandal. The...

When a child support order is entered in a New Jersey divorce, very often the supporting parent is required to obtain life insurance for the benefit of the children in order to ensure their continued financial support should...

Once a child support order is entered, the parent obligated to make the payment must do so until the child is emancipated, which occurs when the fundamental dependence of the parent-child relationship is over. Applying this...

The Huffington Post reports that former Disney Channel actress Hillary Duff and former NHL star Mike Comrie have separated after more than three years of marriage and that divorce is...

On September 27, 2013, the Superior Court of New Jersey, in Garden State Equality v. Dow, ruled that banning same-sex marriage violated New Jersey’s Constitution. This ruling was vulnerable since it had come from...

After child custody has been decided by the family court, the court will consider visitation for the non-custodial parent. Many factors will be taken into consideration when determining a visitation schedule, and...

Traditionally, the coming of the New Year has been a time for making changes in our lives. Perhaps because of this, many times the New Year brings with it an influx of divorces. If you plan on filing for divorce in the New...