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Very often, a New Jersey divorce leads to a custody battle. Occasionally, during a custody dispute, one of the parents will abduct the child to another country and refuse to return the child to his or her...

When there is a falling out between the grandparents and parents of a child, and the child’s parents no longer want the child to see their grandparents, many grandparents want to know what their rights are. Grandparents’...

When the parents of a child live in different states and are involved in a custody dispute, the first issue that must be addressed is which state has jurisdiction. Jurisdiction is what gives a state the authority to...

Oftentimes during a New Jersey divorce, the parties will enter into a Marriage Settlement Agreement (MSA) or Property Settlement Agreement (PSA) which explicitly details the terms that the parties agree to. These terms...

According to NJ.com, Assemblyman Reid Gusciora (D– Mercer) plans to introduce a bill that would create a publicly accessible domestic violence registry. This means that domestic violence offenders would have their...

A major issue that often accompanies a New Jersey divorce is the issue of child custody. Once custody has been decided, the court will enter a custody order indicating which parent has custody of the...

This was the issue explored in the recent case of Fried v. Vance. Very often after a New Jersey divorce, people want to change their surname from their married name back to their maiden name. This is done quite...

When a parent has not paid court ordered child support, the amount owed is called arrears and must be paid regardless of changed circumstances. Once a child support order is entered, if the obligor is able to...

When a couple gets a New Jersey divorce, all of their marital property needs to be divided. This is done through a process called equitable distribution. Among the marital property that gets distributed, the...

With the passage of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), many people were left with questions of how the law applies to them. One of its provisions allows for children to stay on their parent’s health insurance until the...

When a judge’s order decides the amount of alimony or child support, income may be imputed to a party who is voluntarily underemployed or unemployed.  This was well illustrated in a recent New...

Once a child support order is entered, it continues until the child is emancipated. There is no bright line rule for when the child is emancipated. It often depends on what the parents agreed to in the Property Settlement...

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and a good time to learn your rights if you find that you or a friend are a victim of domestic violence. The best protection under New Jersey family law is to obtain a restraining...

The Supreme Court of New Jersey has agreed to hear a potentially historic palimony case on the petition of matrimonial attorney Angelo Sarno of the law firm of Sarno da Costa D’Aniello Maceri Webb LLC. In hearing the case...

Same-Sex Marriage in New Jersey may be a reality soon. The legislature came close in 2006 after the New Jersey Supreme Court in Lewis v. Harris found that denying same-sex couples the rights and benefits that are...

The Huffington Post reports that after 11 years of marriage, Richard Gere and Carey Lowell may be getting a divorce, though it is still unclear whether this is merely a separation. The couple has...

When a couple is getting a divorce, many issues come up during the proceedings, but almost none are as important as the issue of financial support. There are two types of financial support: alimony and child...

When a custodial parent wishes to relocate to another state, a court is often asked to decide whether the children should be allowed to go with that parent. A recent Appellate Division case deals with that issue but with a...

Financial disputes play a major role in divorce actions, especially where alimony is concerned.  There are four different types of alimony: permanent, limited duration, rehabilitative, and reimbursement....

We have previously blogged about prenuptial agreements in New Jersey.  Recently, an amendment to the premarital and pre-civil union agreement law was adopted, changing the court’s analysis when...