Disability Money Can Cover Child Support Payments

Jul 14, 2015
SdDMW
In Watson v. Chamberlain, the New Jersey Appellate Division reviewed a case involving an unmarried couple who had a child in 1998.  In 1999, the Family Part court required the father to pay $88 per week in child...

Don’t Want To Pay Your Ex Child Support Anymore?

Jul 08, 2015
SdDMW
When a parent has to pay his former spouse child support, he has a special financial interest in wanting the kids to become legally emancipated.  Upon a child’s emancipation, child support obligations cease. ...

The FDA Will Regulate E-Cigarettes

Jul 07, 2015
Paul M. da Costa
In response to an increased number of nicotine poisonings to infants and children, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering whether it should require manufacturers to put warning labels and child-proof packaging...

Exes Feud Over Child’s Summer Vacation Plans

Jul 01, 2015
SdDMW
Summer vacations are meant to be a nice break from the monotony of daily life.  But when divorced parents can’t agree on summer plans for their children, stress and contention replace the intended relaxation.  The...

Men Can Be Victims Too

Jul 01, 2015
SdDMW
Domestic violence is not only committed by men against women; it can also be committed by women against men.  Although there are fewer reported incidents of female-to-male abuse, men may need legal protection from women...

US Supreme Court Upholds Marriage Equality

Jul 01, 2015
SdDMW
In a historic decision handed down by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 26, same-sex marriage has been legalized in all 50 states.   The appeal to the Supreme Court started with cases in...