In some divorce-related situations, a bona fide change in one party’s financial circumstances is grounds for a modification of alimony payments. An involuntary increase or decrease in income is usually considered to...
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...
Litigation over assets in a divorce can take a long time to resolve. For a lot of people, it’s bad enough to try to divide your marital home. Who gets to keep the house and who has to move out? Or should...
Mediation is usually the least contentious option for working out the terms of a divorce. Parties negotiate and compromise, and they agree to a settlement with the help of a mediator. Probably the best part...
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. ...
