How Does New Jersey Determine a Child’s Best Interests? As a parent, going through a divorce means establishing the legal right to spend time with your children and continue playing an active role in their development. While under New Jersey law neither mothers nor fathers are favored in child custody proceedings—rather the courts are supposed
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New Jersey Family Law Blog
What If Your Spouse Is Hiding Assets in Your Divorce?
In a New Jersey divorce, both spouses are legally required to disclose all of their assets. But sometimes spouses try to get away with hiding assets. They may do it because they want to get a better financial outcome than their spouse, against whom they hold bitter feelings. They might want to hold onto an
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5 Mistakes Men Must Avoid During the Divorce Process
Getting divorced is a process. But once it is over you will be forced to live with the decisions you made during the process for years – if not the rest of your life. As a result, when going through a divorce, you need to make smart decisions with your long-term best interests in mind,
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Regular Overnight Stays With Dad Are Best for Most Young Children
Times are changing, and for fathers who are preparing to get divorced, that’s a good thing. While there used to be a perception that it was in a child’s best interests to be raised by his or her mother following a divorce, this is no longer the guiding principle in child custody matters. It is
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Mothers Fail to Pay Child Support at a Higher Rate than Fathers
The “deadbeat dad” is an image that has been imprinted on us for generations. In fact, when most people hear that someone isn’t paying child support, they automatically assume that it is the child’s father. However, according to an interview aired on NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday, non-custodial mothers are more likely to become delinquent on
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