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Exposing Adolescent Daughter to Pink Concert Not an Exercise of Poor Judgment, Says Judge
In a case examining the soundness of parental judgment in exposing a child to the music and performance of Pink, one Family Part judge has found that there is some merit to be found in the singer’s message. In a case heard before New Jersey Family Part Judge Lawrence Jones in Ocean County Superior… Read More »
Emancipation, Adoption, Child Support… This Case Has Everything
When does a child become emancipated, meaning that he or she is all grown up and no longer dependent on his or her parents for support? This question can be especially relevant where a divorced parent is paying child support. The issue was discussed in just such a case recently decided by the Superior… Read More »
When a Custodial Parent Relocates Out of State, the Court’s Jurisdiction May Relocate Too
You may know that before a custodial parent can relocate out of state and take the kids with him or her, the parent must get approval from the court. The custodial parent must file a motion with the court and notify the noncustodial parent, who may object to the motion. After reviewing the arguments… Read More »
NJ Court Gives Child Her Name Back, Increases Mother’s Parenting Time
Sadly, not every divorce is amicable, and even years after a divorce, the parties may still be fighting over custody, support and other matters. When the disputes involve children, the family court judges do their best to keep the children’s best interests as the foremost consideration in every decision they make. In the recent… Read More »
“Owing Support” is Not the Same as Being “Delinquent” for the Purposes of New Jersey Deadbeat Parent Law
A New Jersey court recently had occasion to decide an issue regarding a state law allowing the state to report people in arrears on their child support payments to credit reporting agencies. The court in Cameron v. Cameron decided that the law applies in cases where a parent has failed to comply with an… Read More »
New Jersey Court Orders Hearing on Ex-Husband’s Motion to Modify Support
On March Sixth, the New Jersey appeals court decided in a post-divorce case that the ex-husband was entitled to a hearing on his motion to modify alimony and child support, despite repeatedly being denied by the trial judge. By the time the appellate court ordered the hearing, the lower court had already denied his… Read More »
Court Reverses Finding of Neglect that Widowed Mother Willfully Abandoned Twin Daughters
Earlier this month, the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division reversed a lower court’s ruling that a mother was guilty of neglect. Although the situation which transpired was far from ideal, and clearly the mother needed help at the time, the facts simply did not support a finding that she willfully abandoned her… Read More »
Parent Who Objected to Parochial School Not Required to Contribute Toward Tuition
In the case of LBG v. JPG, mom wanted son to attend private Catholic high school, but dad was not keen on the idea. Dad filed a motion in court to make mom bear the full cost of tuition. Mom opposed the motion and filed her own cross-motion to prohibit dad from making disparaging… Read More »
Divorcing Spouse’s Death Does Not Prevent Equitable Distribution of Marital Property
Milagros Beltra was terminally ill when she filed for a divorce from her husband of 34 years. Six months later, before the divorce was finalized, Milagros passed away. Her eldest son petitioned the court to be substituted into the litigation on behalf of Milagro’s estate; this motion was granted. A five-day hearing was later… Read More »
In an Abuse Case Against the Stepfather, New Jersey Judge Says Mom Neglected Daughter by Not Believing Her Story
In a surprising decision back in 2012, a family law judge in a sexual abuse case against a stepfather decided on her own initiative to declare that the mother was negligent because she did not believe the daughter’s story of abuse, even though the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) had not filed… Read More »
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