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To Grandmother’s House We Go? During the year, one very important custody question frequently comes up: Do grandparents have legal rights to see their grandchildren? Unfortunately, the answer is not super clear and depends on your particular state.

Recently, on CBS’s “MoneyWatch” a divorced mother wrote in with a relevant question about filing for financial aid for her daughter as a divorced parent.

One of the biggest questions I am asked as a family law attorney around this time of year is about taxes. More specifically, about who can claim the children as dependents for tax purposes.

One of the most important aspects of raising a child is deciding how to educate them. As parents, you want to choose the best school district, research programs and credentials.

Lots of clients come to Petrelli Previtera, LLC asking about prenuptial agreements and inheritance.

There are a lot of stereotypes that still exist in family law about the role of mother versus father in a divorce or custody case.

In the last year, same-sex marriage was legalized in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey, paving the way for thousands of couples to finally get hitched.

January is a symbolic month known for New Year’s resolutions.

Usually, the people involved in a custody case are the biological or adoptive parents. However, a widely referenced 2014 case from the New Jersey appellate court allowed a stepparent who had raised a child from a young age to pursue custody or visitation with the child if that would be in the child’s best interests. […]

Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey recently signed a number of bills into law, two of which will affect our family law clients with cases in New Jersey. One of the new laws makes major changes to the process courts must use to decide how much alimony to award and how long to award it. […]