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Recent Posts in Child Custody Category

  • Sound Parenting Plans Avoid Nightmare Custody Scenarios

    The CNN Original Series, "This is Life" recently interviewed fathers embroiled in nightmare child-custody issues. One had spent time in jail for non-payment of child support and was $680,000 in arrears (he is a jobless pediatrician who claimed to be making $100 month). In another case, a father was banned from seeing his child because of a civil protection order. Historically, courts have favored ...
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  • Away Custody in New Jersey - Child Custody and Child Abduction

    Away Custody in New Jersey – Child Custody and Child Abduction Child custody attorneys in New Jersey continue to see an increasing number of away custody cases that devolve into allegations of child abduction and other serious legal complications. Nothing is more terrifying than child abduction and the fact that the other parent is responsible is often of little comfort. Nor may it matter much ...
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  • New Jersey Child Support & Child Custody Rights

    New Jersey Child Support & Child Custody Rights Divorce’s most emotional issue in families with children revolve around child custody and child support . Remaining a part of your child’s life, and making sure you have the resources to properly raise, educate and care for a child, are of critical important to all loving parents. Elizabeth Rozin-Golinder has built a reputation for working directly ...
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  • Parental Kidnapping in New Jersey: Fighting for Your Child's Return

    ABC News reports that, in 1999, parental and family kidnappings occurred at a rate nearly four times higher than “non-family” abductions. Child Find of America reports that 78 percent of these parental and family abductions involved the non-custodial parent. Further, 82 percent of abductors intended to permanently deprive the other parent of their parental rights. These figures paint a grim ...
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  • Same-Sex Divorces Spur Bitter Custody Battles in New Jersey Divorce Courts

    When the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in June 2015, it was a victory for same-sex couples and families seeking equal recognition under the law. It also inevitably opened the door to same-sex divorces. These have given rise to new and complicated legal issues being addressed in a patchwork of case law in state courts. While many property disputes that commonly arise in divorce ...
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  • The Legal Rights of New Jersey Foster Parents Who Care for Minor Relatives

    Foster parents have certain legal rights and responsibilities with respect to the children in their care. This can lead to legal disputes. It is important for New Jersey foster parents to be aware of their rights and to seek the advice of a Somerset County foster care attorney when issues arise regarding these rights. One such dispute has recently lead to the payment of many Kentucky relatives who ...
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  • How to Seek a Change in Child Custody, Child Support or Visitation

    Many parents are not aware that child custody, visitation and child support orders can be modified after they have been entered by a court. A parent seeking modification must meet the legal standard and support his or her petition with evidence that the standard is met by the facts of the particular case. This can be challenging, but not impossible. With the advice and experience of a New ...
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  • Proposed Changes to New Jersey Child Custody Laws Would Radically Change Joint Custody

    Like many other states, New Jersey statutes and case law allows family court judges great flexibility to make custody orders that serve the best interests of the children involved in family disputes. Almost any custody arrangement can be ordered so long as it is supported by the court’s finding that the action is in the child’s best interest. Now, state lawmakers are looking to overhaul this basic ...
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  • A Grandparent's Visitation Rights Under New Jersey Law

    The New Jersey statutes allow both grandparents and siblings to seek visitation orders from a family court. This process allows family members to protect their right to visit minor grandchildren and siblings. Unfortunately, the process for obtaining such an order from the court is not as simple as citing the statutes. Extensive case law has created difficult legal hurdles for grandparents to ...
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  • How Parental Alienation Can Impact Your Legal Rights

    Parental alienation is an unfortunate consequence of some divorces which many parents do not learn about until it has already occurred. When a child becomes emotionally estranged from a parent, that parent’s legal custody rights can be impacted as a result. It is important to recognize the early warning signs of parental alienation so that the parent can re-establish frequent and meaningful ...
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  • When is a "Change of Circumstances" Sufficient to Warrant Modification of Child Support?

    Although New Jersey courts take very seriously the duty to enforce child support orders, it’s important to note these orders are not set in stone. A parent can petition the family court to modify child support obligations (either seeking more or asking to pay less), but he or she must show a change in financial circumstances which warrants a modification to the existing child support order. A ...
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  • New Year's Resolutions For New Jersey Parents Who Share Joint Custody

    New Year’s Resolutions For New Jersey Parents Who Share Joint Custody January is a time for resolutions. Many take the opportunity of a new year to set goals for the future and make plans for those goals to become reality. For New Jersey parents who share joint custody of their children, January can also be a time to reevaluate co-parenting strategies. Shared custody is a difficult endeavor that ...
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  • How to Prevent Parental Alienation During & After Divorce

    Divorce is a stressful and emotionally traumatic process. Tensions and tempers may rise between the divorcing spouses, and children are often caught in the middle. Even after the divorce, one parent may try to influence the children against the other parent through subtle or overt techniques. This is known as parental alienation. Studies have shown that parental alienation causes emotional harm to ...
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  • How Opioid Addiction is Having an Impact on New Jersey Child Custody Cases

    The opioid addiction epidemic has been characterized as one of America’s “foremost health crises.” A federal commission chaired by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie recently revealed an estimated 64,000 lives are lost to opioids every year. Since 1999, the number of opioid overdose deaths has quadrupled. Addiction has also increasingly been spotlighted in New Jersey child custody cases. After ...
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  • Navigating Holiday Parenting Time in New Jersey With Help From Child Custody Attorney

    Holiday parenting time is one of the more contentious issues in New Jersey child custody disputes. The holidays of course are a wonderful time, but they also tend to be wrought with emotional baggage and stress. Our East Brunswick child custody attorneys know these issues are best discussed and settled long before the holidays begin. That way, there is less question as to the expectations of both ...
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  • New Jersey Child Custody Modification Requires Substantial Change in Circumstance

    Divorce and separation is hard on everyone, but especially on the kids. New Jersey parenting plans are designed to make life easier for the children involved. Child custody can be established by a judge if parents can’t agree, but it is always best if parents work together on the details. Once the child custody plan is set, any changes usually require proof of a substantial change in circumstance. ...
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  • At What Age Can a Child Choose Who to Live With in NJ?

    At What Age Can a Child Choose Who to Live With in NJ? A divorce is always difficult for both spouses, but when children are involved, it is even harder. The decision about where the children will live can be the most emotionally charged part of the process, and determining who gets to make that decision—in New Jersey (NJ) or elsewhere—is a complicated one. Allowing the child to participate can ...
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  • New Rule for NJ Child Relocation for Custodial Parents Moving Out of State

    After a divorce in New Jersey, a custodial parent must obtain permission from the non-custodial parent or the court before moving out of state with the parties’ children. For over a decade, New Jersey courts have used the test announced in Baures vs. Lewis , 167 N.J. 91 (2001), in deciding whether to allow a custodial parent to move out of state with the parties’ children. On August 8, 2017, the ...
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  • Parenting Time Over the Holidays

    The holiday season is in full swing. For many, this means a time of cheer, family gatherings, and great food. Unfortunately for some, the holidays can also mean fighting over who is going to spend time with the children and for how long. Over the years, I have had so many clients come after their cases were finished with another attorney and tell me they have no definitive schedule in place for ...
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