The New Jersey Department of Children and Families‘ website offers answers to commonly asked questions by individuals and couples hoping to adopt a child. State rules forbid discrimination against qualified people, 18 and older, who wish to adopt. You may not be barred from adopting solely due to relationship status, gender expression or identity, sexual
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Family Law
What are qualified domestic relations orders?
Court orders and judgments define how spouses’ property and post-marital support are handled. New Jersey domestic relations orders formalize alimony and child support payments and spousal property agreements. State laws govern the issuance of domestic relations orders. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act applies to qualified domestic relation orders or QDROs. Qualified domestic relation orders
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Domestic violence influences New Jersey visitations
New Jersey judges encourage parent-child relationships in the wake of a parental breakup. Courts will do everything possible to strengthen non-custodial parents’ ties to their children. Children benefit from regular parental contact. The rights of a parent accused of domestic violence can be limited or depending upon circumstances, severed completely. A history of abuse will
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Parental obligations highlighted in New Jersey family law case
Disagreements over financial support for a child are not new for Hackensack parents. It’s not common to hear about cases when children dispute what they feel parents owe them. Child support provisions can be built into divorce agreements, stating how much money noncustodial parents are expected to contribute toward children’s higher education. According to Reuters,
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Sherri Shepherd divorce could test New Jersey surrogacy laws
Hackensack individuals and couples with infertility issues once had fewer choices to become parents than they do today. Assisted reproductive technology created new paths to parenthood using eggs and sperm from prospective parents, donors or a combination of two. As ART advanced, New Jersey courts were forced to deal with new family law issues. Surrogacy
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