Custody battles over children can get pretty serious. Emotions can be intense. And in such moments, parents may wonder how to file an emergency custody order in New Jersey. The process to determine child custody can be long, especially when it is highly contentious. The latter specifically can be a cause of concern for many
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Do Both Parents Have to Pay for College?
If you are/were married, both parents are responsible for financially supporting their children following divorce, which may include paying for college. In the 1982 case of Newburgh V. Arrigo, 88 N.J. 529, the New Jersey Supreme Court held that parents’ duty to provide children an education includes college. What this basically means is that if
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Family Law Issues Can Cause Emotional and Physical Health Challenges
Anyone who has gone through a divorce knows how difficult and stressful it can be. In fact, according to the Holmes-Rahe scale, a commonly used assessment for measuring stress, divorce is the second most stressful life event for adults. Only the death of a spouse beats out the trauma of divorce. Marital separation comes in
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Can Alimony Payments Change?
The amount you are paying in alimony may not be carved in stone. Just as circumstances change for people as time goes on, so can alimony payments. Sometimes the amount of alimony payments may change; and in some cases, you may be able to stop making payments altogether. If you’re seeking to have the alimony
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Do Mothers Have More Rights Than Fathers in Custody Disputes?
Please Note: Our practice focuses on cases that occur in New Jersey. If you’re in a custody dispute with your child’s mother, you may wonder, do mothers have more rights than fathers? Legally, the answer to this question is “no.” Mother’s don’t have more rights than fathers. Under New Jersey’s child custody law, both parents
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