Parties who enter into an agreement regarding alimony or child support may seek judicial review or modification of such based upon a showing of “changed circumstances.” The party seeking to reduce an alimony or...
A woman filed for divorce in New Jersey in July of 2012. The trial court dismissed her complaint because she was not a bona fide residence of New Jersey for one year before she filed her complaint and alternatively...
Cohabitation and the New Alimony Statute
Jan 23, 2016
In 2014, the Legislature extensively revised the alimony statute, N.J.S.A. 2A:3-23. In pertinent part, the law now provides that “[a]limony may be suspended or terminated if the payee cohabits with another...
According to the Grandparent Visitation Statute, N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1, a grandparent or sibling of a child may file an application to obtain visitation with the child and it is their burden to prove by a preponderance of the...
Just Because Son Doesn’t Talk to Dad, That Doesn’t Mean Dad is Off the Hook for College Expenses
Jan 06, 2016
An estranged parent is not necessarily exempt from contributing towards the costs of his or her child’s college education. In Laurel v. Dixon, the recently-estranged father of a 21-year-old college student wished...
