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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Child Custody
Can You Change a Custody Agreement Without Going to Court?
After divorce, getting a custody and visitation agreement in place means the chance to move forward with your life with some semblance of stability of a schedule. The children (and the parents) develop a routine. But then, after a period of time, perhaps circumstances change – a parent moves out of state for a job
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Studies Demonstrate Importance of Both Parents’ Involvement with Children After Separation or Divorce
For parents, separating or getting divorced involves important considerations that do not apply outside of the parenting context. While New Jersey law requires certain decisions (such as those regarding visitation and parenting time) to be made in the “best interests” of the couple’s children, ideally, all decisions should be made with the children’s immediate and
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Establishing Child Custody in a New Jersey Divorce
The process of establishing child custody during a divorce shares some important similarities and has some distinct differences from the other primary issues involved in bringing a marriage to an end. Like the other aspects of a divorce, divorcing spouses are permitted (and in fact encouraged) to negotiate custody terms without court involvement; and, even
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Preparing for the Child Custody Evaluation During Your NJ Divorce
If you and your spouse are unable to agree on a custody and parenting time arrangement during your divorce, you may need to undergo a child custody evaluation. These evaluations, performed by forensic psychologists who have specific training and experience in family-related matters, help judges make custody determinations when divorcing parents are unable to come
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