Child Custody

You cannot deny child custody rights to your ex just because they will not pay child support. For example, maybe your ex, who has visitation rights, is a few months behind on their mandated support payments. When they show up for visitation, you may be tempted to tell...

Family courts generally try to ensure that children whose parents are no longer together continue to have both of them in their lives. Increasingly, however, states are amending their laws to help ensure that any history of parental abuse or neglect is fully...

One of the biggest concerns when parents choose to end their marriage is how the divorce will affect their children. While every family situation is different, research and real-world experience show that children tend to do best when they have stability, predictable...

New Jersey recently enacted reforms to the state’s child custody laws to better protect children in vulnerable situations where there are allegations of parental abuse, domestic violence or other safety concerns.  Known as “Kayden’s Law,” after the tragic case that...

You and your co-parent need to handle your child’s expenses. Examples of the types of expenses you will share include personal care, education, medical care, extracurricular activities, transportation, electronics and miscellaneous other things.  These may include...

Over the summer break, if you have a child custody schedule where you share custody with a coparent, be aware that that schedule may need to change. Even if it works well during the school year, when the children have more routine, they have a lot more free time over...

When parents divorce or go through a separation, they may need someone outside of the situation to step in to lend a hand. For example, they could consult a parenting coordinator, who is a neutral professional, to help them manage ongoing disputes about things like...

If there is one thing that divorcing spouses may agree about, it is likely that both of them want as much time as they can secure with their children moving forward. Those priorities are technically at odds as they attempt to negotiate a settlement, as more time for...

Parents who live together or are married to one another can usually share their parental responsibilities relatively easily. Parents who have divorced or separated may have a more difficult time determining how to handle their children's needs. For example, if the...

Living in Northern New Jersey often means your life spans multiple states. You might work in Manhattan while your children go to school in Montclair or live near the border in Mahwah. When you are divorced or separated, a short move can create a significant legal...