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Category: Child Custody

Category: Child Custody

Understanding Legal and Residential Custody in New Jersey

As an experienced New Jersey Child Custody Attorney I am often asked about legal and residential custody.  In New Jersey there are two types of custody; there’s legal and residential custody. Legal custody refers to who makes the major decisions on behalf of the children or child.[ ... ]

How Parental Alienation Can Harm Your Children

When parents divorce and enter into child custody negotiations, it is one of the most emotionally taxing events they will ever endure. An unfortunate by-[ ... ]

A Birth Parent’s Guide to Adoption Rights in New Jersey

You have most likely given the matter of adoption a great deal of thought. Perhaps you have come to the conclusion that giving up your child to loving parents is absolutely the right thing to do. Despite this, you seem to have some concerns about your side of the[ ... ]

What Is Birdnesting? A Unique Child Custody Option Explained

What is the one thing that most child custody arrangements have in common? The children must be periodically uprooted and trundled off to a second home. What if there was a way to keep the children in the home at all times? Is this something you and your former spouse might like? The theory behind "birdnesting" relates to providing and then maintaining stabi[ ... ]

The other side of child custody | A successful parenting plan

Parents going through divorce proceedings in New Jersey will hear different terms when the subject of child custody comes up. One of these terms is a[ ... ]

Celebrity must remain on surrogate-born child’s birth certificate

For nearly two years, television personality, Sherri Shepherd, has fought to sever ties with a son born to her and ex-husband Lamar Sally via a surrogate. Most recently, the former co-host of the talk show,[ ... ]

Do Custodial Parents Need a New Jersey Court’s Okay to Move?

Main Takeaways: Courts do not want long-distance moves to strain or break the crucial bond between a non-custodial parent and a child. A judge often steps in when a non-custodial parent objects to a move by a custodial parent. Parents may work out relocation details without the court's help. Many states permit pa[ ... ]

The Impact of Custody Battles on Children: What Parents Should Know

If you decide to fight over custody in New Jersey, you may believe that the end goal you have in mind is to find the best solution for your child. That's a great point of view, as the child's best interests need to be respected, but it's important to realize that c[ ... ]

Understanding New Jersey’s Grandparent Visitation Laws: Key Facts You Need to Know

In family matters, New Jersey courts place the interests of children above the desires of adults. This is true whether a legal dispute involves child custody, support or visitations. A[ ... ]

Structured school days require parenting time adjustments

Most school-age children are either back in Bergen County classrooms or almost ready to start the school year. This is a time of adjustment for students and parents as the weather turns cooler and days are more regimented. Parenting time for[ ... ]

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