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Last week in New Jersey, the Senate voted in favor of bill S-1046. This bill would terminate child support when the child or children reach 19 years of age. Under the current law, a child is entitled to support from their parents until the child is emancipated. The term emancipation is defined by court order, judgment or … More NJ BILL TO TERMINATE CHILD SUPPORT AT AGE 19 PASSES THE SENATE
Ashley Madison, an online website aimed at helping millions of married people cheat, has recently been hacked. The hackers have threatened to release the personal information of millions of customers. It has threatened to release names, addresses, profiles of secret sexual fantasies, sexual preferences and records of financial transactions if the website will not shut down. If this data is … More ATTENTION CHEATING HUSBAND AND WIVES!!!!
A Manhattan Supreme Court Judge recently ruled that a woman, wanting to file for divorce from her missing husband, could serve him with the divorce papers through his Facebook account. Strange? Apparently not to the courts, because a Judge in Staten Island also recently allowed a petitioner to serve a spouse through Facebook but also … More FACEBOOK FOR SERVICE? IS THIS DUE PROCESS?
The Supreme Court released its much anticipated same-sex marriage decision today – Obergefell v. Hodges. The Court’s lengthy opinion, penned by Justice Kennedy, held as unconstitutional the exclusion of same-sex couples from the “privileges and responsibilities” of marriage. The decision takes the position that the Constitution requires states to license marriages between two people of … More SAME SEX MARRIAGE IS A RIGHT, SAYS JUSTICE KENNEDY
In New Jersey, the idea for the creation of child support guidelines was because the Court holds that: (1) child support is a continuous obligation of both parents, (2) children are entitled to share in the current income of both parents, and (3) children should not be the economic victims of divorce or out-of-wedlock birth.” N.J. … More Calculating Child Support in New Jersey
According to a recent story in the New York Post, there is a documented difference in the number of families that are raising children with two parents in the North and South. The author suggests that his research confirms that children growing up across much of the Northern part of the country are much more likely to … More The Great Family Divide – North versus South, Single v. Dual Parenting After a Divorce
Going through a divorce is oftentimes very traumatic, for both husband and wife. It is in essence, the death of a relationship. People who vowed their undying love and support, suddenly go out of their way to “win”. There are never any real winners. But litigants can protect themselves and courts are there as just … More Safeguards To Put in Place Going Through a Divorce
So you have now retained the attorney you consulted with. What’s the next steps? Have all your questions been answered? Did you explain to your new attorney what you expect to have at the end of your divorce? Have you made a list for yourself? Were all of your questions answered? Do you understand what your rights are … More Getting To Know Your Divorce or Custody Attorney
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that a post made on Facebook and possibly other social media, cannot be considered threatening if the author claims he/she didn’t intend for the posting to be perceived that way. A man was convicted for making violent remarks about his wife, law enforcement and other people on Facebook. The wife filed a complaint … More Justices Say Facebook Posts Are Not Threats Without “Intent “
In a ruling of first impression in New Jersey, a Passaic County family court judge found that a man who had been identified as the father of twin girls had only fathered one of them. The ruling from Judge Sohail Mohammed in Passaic County Superior Court ruled that the man, must pay child support only for the child that was … More ONE SET OF TWINS, ONE SET OF DADS
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