Child Custody

Since 2000, grandparents have had a more difficult time obtaining visitation rights or custody of grandchildren. When a grandparent in New Jersey wishes to obtain custody of a grandchild, they must make their case based on special circumstances that go above and...

New Jersey parents whose marriages are ending may know that providing the court with a viable parenting plan is an important way to ensure that their children are cared for after divorce. The court reviews the plan and may have related questions before it is approved....

As parents go through the divorce process, decisions must be made regarding the care and support of their children. There are various legal and physical scenarios that may occur, and it is important to understand that physical custody is different than visitation,...

Many factors can influence child custody orders in New Jersey and elsewhere. In the state of New Jersey, judges mainly consider the best interests of the children involved. When parents are seeking joint custody, the court will look at the couple's ability to...

A New Jersey appellate court has determined that a person does not necessarily have to be related to a child through blood or adoption in order to have visitation rights or share in child custody. Under the psychological parent doctrine, if the court determines that...

Most parents want the best for their children, but this doesn't mean that they always agree on what that might be. For those parents who are not together, there are many areas that need consideration. Agreements on parenting time need to be reached, visitation rights...

One of the things that make child custody decisions difficult is relocation issues. This is when the custodial parent seeks to move away to another geographical location with the child. Since the best interests of the child have always been of utmost importance in...

Child custody issues are not exclusive to New Jersey residents. They are nationwide issues and do not exclude any ethnicities or cultures. Child custody is a sensitive issue that should be handled with utmost care. The best interest of the child should be kept in mind...

Most people in Essex County believe that it is in a child's best interest to have both parents in his or her life. Obviously, this is not always the case, but most of the time it is. For a long time, New Jersey family law courts favored the mother when it came to...

Child custody matters in New Jersey are almost always complex under any circumstances.  One can only imagine the stress on a parent trying to resolve an international child custody dispute. One father is currently trying to retrieve his two children back from...