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Child support is often a contentious issue in any matrimonial case involving children.  Child support is the obligation of parents to provide for their children financially.  The New Jersey Appellate...

We have previously blogged about changes to the New Jersey alimony statute last fall.  Courts are now beginning to see the effects of that amendment in practice.  For instance, in the recent...

In a modern age with various types of families, grandparents often raise their grandchildren.  In some situations, parents have little interaction with their children and the grandparents become the primary...

Sherri Shepherd, former co-host of the “The View,” and her husband, Lamar Sally, entered into a surrogacy agreement in order to have a child.  The child was conceived using Sally’s sperm and the egg of a...

It is well-established that one parent’s substance abuse can affect his or her child custody case.  Since medical marijuana, and marijuana more generally, has become legal in many states, however, it is uncertain how...

Recent reports of a child support scam in Minneapolis would likely cause outrage among most men.  Reports indicate that T.K. met Jhona Vandemore on an online dating website and eventually met in person.  A...

We have previously blogged about relocation when parents are divorced and share custody of their children.  In the recent unpublished New Jersey Appellate Court case, Schwager v. Schwager, the...

Huffington Post recently posted a throwback photo—a picture of a couple in 1999 dividing their Beanie Babies on the floor of a courtroom as part of their divorce.  The Las Vegas couple was ordered to divide their...

E-cigarettes and their safety is a topic that is currently being hotly debated.  California’s top health official recently released plans for a public awareness campaign advertising the dangers of e-cigarettes. ...

A federal judge in New Jersey recently ruled that a bank owes a duty of care to a potential homebuyer who is viewing a foreclosure owned by the bank.  The prospective buyer was touring the home when she slipped on broken...

A nonprofit group, The Institute for Safe Medication Practices, recently conducted a study on the effectiveness and accuracy of reports made to the Food and Drug Administration regarding side effects of various drugs. ...

Walmart Heiress, Paige Laurie, filed for divorce from her husband almost one year ago.  Recently, however, as the Huffington Post reported, Laurie’s husband, Patrick Bode Dubbert, has asked that Laurie pay him a...

TMZ reported about a recent celebrity divorce, which it dubbed “friendly.”  Kody Brown, star of TLC’s “Sister Wives,” recently divorced his first wife so that he could marry his newest wife. ...

A few weeks ago, the Associated Press reported that the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would finally hear a case on the issue of whether or not same-sex marriage should be legal across the country.  The...

In many states, a parent’s obligation to pay child support ends when the child reaches the age of majority, which is the age of 18 in most states.  In New Jersey, however, child support does not automatically...

We have previously blogged about the dangers associated with e-cigarettes, and specifically, about various calls for the regulation of e-cigarettes.  Recently, the newly confirmed surgeon general stated during...

 Paul M. da Costa has been chosen to receive the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys’ (NAOPIA) 2015 Top 10 Under 40 Attorney Award for the State of New Jersey. The NAOPIA selects its award recipients though a...

We have previously blogged about divorce parties (i.e., celebrations of a marriage ending).  A new type of divorce party, however, has sprung up in Las Vegas.  Specifically, ABC News...

The due process right to service of process has been considered a vital right throughout history.  This means that, in legal proceedings, all parties shall be given notice of any documents filed against him or her. ...

ProPublica and NPR recently reported on the trend of nonprofit hospitals garnishing the wages of low-income patients who are unable to pay their medical bills.  One Senator, Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), recently began...