Emancipation

Oct 15, 2013
SDDM
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...

Restraining Orders in New Jersey

Oct 03, 2013
SDDM
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...

Same-Sex Marriage in New Jersey

Oct 01, 2013
SDDM
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...