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NJ Court Memo Updates Incarceration Protocols for Non-Payment of Child Support
| 16-Apr-2014Categories: Child Support, Family LawThe Acting Administrative Director of the Courts, Judge Glenn A. Grant, issued a memorandum detailing the steps that trial courts must take with respect to incarcerating individuals for non-payment of...
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Child Support Adjustment for Shared Parenting Arrangements
| 15-Apr-2014Categories: Child Support, Family LawMore parents are entering into shared parenting arrangements for custody and visitation. Even when the parties have completely equal parenting time with the children, there is still a child support...
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Judge Rules Child Cannot Attend Mets Opener
| 02-Apr-2014Categories: Child Visitation, Family Law, Parenting TimeA story in the New York Post reveals a case where a mother sought an order from a New Jersey judge to allow her son to attend the 2014 Mets...
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Plotnick v. DeLuccia: A Father’s Pre-birth Rights
| 24-Mar-2014Categories: Child Visitation, Family LawVery recently, in the case of Plotnick v. DeLuccia, a New Jersey Family Court Judge ruled that a father does not have the right to be notified when the pregnant...
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Joint Tax Refund During Divorce
| 19-Mar-2014Categories: Divorce, Equitable Distribution, Family LawVery often couples going through a divorce still file a joint tax return. That is because as long as you are still legally married, you have the option to file...
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Emancipation
| 27-Jan-2014Categories: Child Support, Family LawIn order to end your child support obligation, your child must be declared emancipated. This is not automatically done. If you and the other parent both agree that the child...
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Transfer of Retirement Accounts
| 13-Jan-2014Categories: Divorce, Equitable Distribution, Family Law, Marital AssetsIn a divorce, a spouse may be entitled to a percentage of the other party's retirement account (401k, IRA, etc.) or pension. If either spouse were to withdraw money from...
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The New Jersey Court’s Holiday Parenting Schedule
| 07-Jan-2014Categories: Family Law, Parenting TimeWhen parties cannot agree on holiday parenting time, the standard is to implement the "Court's Holiday Parenting Schedule" for holiday parenting time. The schedule is comprehensive and covers almost all...
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Imputation of Income
| 09-Dec-2013Categories: Alimony, Child Support, Family LawWhen determining an obligation for child support and alimony, the court must determine what each party's income is. Sometimes a person is unemployed or only working part-time. The court will...
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Insurance During a Divorce
| 12-Nov-2013Categories: Divorce, Family LawAt the outset of your divorce case, you must fill out a certification with your initial pleadings (Complaint or Answer) pursuant to Rule 5:4-2(f), setting forth all insurances you currently...
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