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New Jersey Appellate Division Outlines Rules for Imputing Income
In a recent case discussing a recalculation of child support, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reversed a decision to increase child support where a non-paying and unemployed spouse was credited with too low of an earning capacity, and her fiancé’s income was not factored into the calculation. In Marino v. Marino, the couple… Read More »
College-Contributing Parents Have a Right to Review their Child’s College Enrollment in New Jersey
In a 2010 case before Ocean County Family Part Judge Lawrence Jones , the court was asked to determine what right a non-custodial parent who provided funds toward his child’s college tuition had to evidence of the child’s class enrollment and grades received. The court found that the parent was entitled to that information,… Read More »
Gather Ye Proceeds from a Divorce Judgment While Ye May
In a cautionary tale on the importance of enforcing your rights under a divorce judgment as soon as possible, an unpublished decision from a New Jersey Appellate Division panel rules that a former husband has lost his right to collect the over-$23,000 he was owed pursuant to a divorce decree after the debt was… Read More »
Case Shows that Family Part Courts Require Substantial Evidence of Changed Circumstances to Modify Alimony Payment
Sometimes, persistence in seeking a particular outcome from the family court pays off. After two appeals and years of litigation, one former husband is closer to obtaining a modification of his alimony payment, after a change in jobs left him with an alimony payment larger than his monthly salary. The couple at the center… Read More »
Parenting Coordinators Have Role Limited by Family Part Judge
In a question of the limits of Parenting Coordinators’ authority to issue binding instruction to parties before a Family Part judge or to modify existing court orders, the Appellate Division has again concluded that judges are tasked with holding the ultimate authority to mediate and resolve disputes between parents and are not permitted to… Read More »
New Jersey Appellate Division Addresses Relocation after a Divorce with Children
New Jersey Appellate Division Addresses Relocation after a Divorce with Children Moving on after a divorce is never easy, and building a new life with your children when you’re bound to remain in the same geographic area as your former spouse for custody-sharing reasons can make it even harder. Career developments, wanting to live… Read More »
Modifying Child Support in New Jersey
You and your former spouse may have spent a great deal of time and effort working out an agreed-upon amount for child support during your divorce. Along the way, things can change—perhaps you get laid off, your child requires additional tutoring, or a medical issue requires expensive and unexpected doctor’s visits. In these cases,… Read More »
Even Arbitration Actions Can Wind Up in Court for Litigious Parties to a Divorce
Agreeing to submit a claim to arbitration is often a good way to reduce the length and expense of a divorce or other dispute that would otherwise go before a New Jersey family part judge. That said, even arbitration actions can result in the parties being forced to go to court where an agreement… Read More »
New Jersey Family Judge Addresses How a Divorce Proceeds After Death of a Spouse
Union family law attorney John B. D’Alessandro discusses New Jersey case where man died during divorce, leaving questions regarding equitable distribution.
Are You Making Your Divorce More Expensive?
Union family law attorney John B. D’Alessandro asks if you are making your New Jersey divorce more expensive than it should be & gives tips on how not to.
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