Emancipation of a child terminates a parent’s child support obligation for that child. An emancipated child is one who has obtained an independent status of his or her own and has moved beyond the scope of the...
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Domestic Violence is a serious issue that is prevalent in today’s society. Harassment is a type of domestic violence. Harassment is defined to include when a person, acting with the purpose to harass another,...
Alimony and child support duties can always be subject to review and modification if the spouse seeking the modification can show changed circumstances. The party seeking a decrease of his or her obligations must...
In McDonough v. Rosario, a couple divorced in 2005 after a 13 year marriage. They had two children, both of whom lived with the mother at the time. When the mother remarried, the youngest child moved in with...
A trial court found that a mother had abused or neglected her four children. N.J.S.A. 9:6-8.21(c) defines an “abused or neglected child” as one who is below the age of 18 whose physical, mental and...
