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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...