New Jersey Family Law

Tension between former spouses may continue through the conclusion of a family-related legal matter. It’s not uncommon for one parent to act vindictively against the other. However, refusing to comply with a child support agreement is a bad idea. Serious legal issues can arise when support is involved. Below are a few of the rules […]

How Long Do I Need to Pay Support for an Adult Child in New Jersey? If you’re paying or receiving child support for older children, you may be wondering when the support will end. New Jersey law outlines specific rules regarding support for an adult child after he or she reaches age 19. Ending Support for […]

If you were born in New Jersey and you were adopted, there are state laws that allow you to obtain certain information about your birth and biological parents. Finding out this information was not always simple. In 1940, the New Jersey government enacted laws that required the original birth certificates of children adopted on or after […]

Decades ago, child visitation statutes only applied to parents. Today, each state has laws specific to grandparents’ legal rights to maintain contact with their grandchildren. The intention of these laws is to balance parents’ rights to raise their kids the way they want and the benefits to children who spend time with their grandparents. Grandparent […]

Paternity in New Jersey The process of establishing paternity in New Jersey is essential for all parents, whether they are married or not. It carries emotional and legal benefits for both the child and the parents. This guide covers the procedures for establishing paternity in New Jersey, including situations when the parents are not married. […]

There is now more certainty with regard to the end date of a parent’s child support obligation in the State of New Jersey. Effective February 1, 2017, a new law allows child support and/or medical support obligations in New Jersey to automatically terminate when a child reaches age 19 and/or marries, dies, or enters the […]

In any Pennsylvania or New Jersey divorce that is prominently marked by significant assets, the affected parties will understandably have material concerns regarding the ultimate distribution of so-called “marital property.” That term connotes both assets and debt obligations that a married couple in either state acquired during their marriage (as distinguished from nonmarital assets; we […]

Having a child with special talents is a gift in and of itself, but may involve more expenses than anticipated. This makes last week’s New Jersey family law decision that a parent of a gifted child may have to pay additional child support all the more practical. A New Jersey family law Judge said that […]

The issues with parental relocation in the State of New Jersey involve the tension between a custodial parent’s need or desire to relocate and the other parent’s right to maintain a meaningful relationship with his or her child. Baures v. Lewis, 167 N.J. 91 (2001) set the precedent for parental relocation in the State of […]

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. […]