There is no bright line rule in New Jersey concerning the appropriate age at which a child’s input will be the determining factor regarding where the child wants to live once that child’s parents are divorced. Of course, common sense prevails with respect to the fact that a four-year…
Do you have a New Jersey custody and parenting time order that allows your child’s other parent to have parenting time with your child? Do you now believe your child’s safety and welfare may be at risk when with the other parent because you believe that parent may be using…
How does the court decide which parent gets custody? When parents cannot agree about issues concerning the custody of their minor children, the court will attempt to determine a custody arrangement that will be in the “best interest” of the children. This is typically accomplished after the court has reviewed…
What visitation rights will I have if my spouse has physical custody of our children following our divorce? In New Jersey, the term “visitation” is the antiquated terminology that simply refers to parenting time that the non-custodial parent spends with the parties’ minor child(ren). In fact, the terms “custodial” and…
Are you concerned about the safety of your child during parenting time? During this more than troubling time, where it feels like there is no safe shelter from the Corona Virus, all parents are having extreme concerns about the safety of their children, and their other family members, when…
My grandchild has lived with me for several years, but his mother wants him back now. What are my rights? Until 1993, grandparents in New Jersey were not permitted to seek the right to visit with a grandchild as long as the child’s immediate family unit was intact. Currently, a grandparent…
My former spouse took a job in another state and wants to move our child there. Can I stop this from occurring? Typically, a New Jersey child custody order provides for regularly scheduled parenting time with each parent. Relocating a child to another state can significantly interfere with this schedule.…
How can a permanent resident who illegally brought his or her child to New Jersey in order to escape abuse gain legal custody and ensure the child is allowed to remain in the United States? In August, the Supreme Court of New Jersey ruled that Family Part judges may not…
Will evidence of my spouse’s infidelity affect our divorce? Recently, personal information related to millions of users of an online dating site for married people became publicly available as a result of a data breach. Since then, there has been wide speculation regarding the potential fallout for exposed cheaters. Famous persons, political…
New Jersey’s Family Court Recognizes the Changing Times in Which We Live- Judge Rules that a Permanent Restriction on an Ex-Spouse’s Paramour Staying over His or Her House When the Child is Residing at the Home May NOT be Enforceable. Can my ex-husband allow his new girlfriend to spend the…