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The Best Interest Standard
| 26-Feb-2015Categories: Child Custody, Child Support, Child Visitation, Divorce, Family Law, Parenting TimeWhen determining custody and visitation, the court will determine what is in the "best interest" of the child or children. It has been said that the best interest standard is...
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NJ Family Part Case Information Statement
| 14-Jan-2015Categories: Family LawThe Case Information Statement, or "CIS", is an extremely important document setting forth a person's budget, income, assets, and liabilities. Pursuant to New Jersey Court Rule 5:5-2(a), a CIS is...
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Billionaire’s Wife Finally Cashes Billion Dollar Divorce Settlement Check
| 12-Jan-2015Categories: Divorce, Family LawBack in November, oil tycoon and billionaire Harold Hamm was ordered to pay his wife roughly $995.5 million in equitable distribution. On top of that payment, his wife, Susan Ann...
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Divorced Parents Must Pay Estranged Daughter’s College Tuition
| 09-Dec-2014Categories: Child Support, Family LawIt has been reported that divorced parents are required to pay $16,000 toward their estranged daughter's college tuition. Apparently, the parents have not seen their daughter in two years after...
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Enforcement of a Divorce Order
| 02-Dec-2014Categories: Alimony, Family LawIf there is a court order, or even settlement agreement which is incorporated into an order, you are bound to follow it. Unfortunately, there are times when a party does...
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NJ Superior Court Filing Fees to Increase November 17th
| 10-Nov-2014Categories: Family LawThe filing fees in the Superior Court of New Jersey will increase effective November 17, 2014. As detailed in the New Jersey Law Journal, the increase in fees should raise...
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NJ Mandatory Parents’ Education Program
| 20-Oct-2014Categories: Child Support, Child Visitation, Family LawEvery person that files for divorce where custody, visitation or support of a minor child is an issue is required to attend a Parents' Education Program. There is a mandatory...
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NJ Supreme Court to Hear Cohabitation Case
| 09-Oct-2014Categories: Family LawThe New Jersey Supreme Court has granted certification on the case of Quinn v. Quinn regarding cohabitation. I previously discussed the Quinn case in a blog post here. The question presented...
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NJ Alimony Reform Bill Signed Into Law by Gov Christie
| 11-Sep-2014Categories: Alimony, Family LawThe amendment to the alimony statute, N.J.S.A. 34-23, takes effect immediately. A few key changes are:
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New Jersey’s Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
| 08-Sep-2014Categories: Child Custody, Family LawNew Jersey has adopted the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act or "UCCJEA" (N.J.S.A. 2:A34-53 et. sq.). Under the UCCJEA, New Jersey has jurisdiction to make an initial child...
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