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Raising a child with special needs creates many unique challenges for parents. When parents divorce or separate, establishing an effective custody order can be more challenging if they share a child with special needs. The child’s needs can influence many details of...
If you are getting divorced in New Jersey, there are a few different grounds you can choose. Some divorces are based on a separation that has lasted for at least 18 months, for example, while others are based on extreme cruelty, adultery, incarceration or...
Spouses on the verge of divorce frequently do not agree on critical issues. If they cannot resolve those disagreements, then they likely need to have a litigated divorce. Those hoping to divorce as amicably as possible may decide to mediate their individual disputes...
Most parents share custody after they divorce or separate. They have a regular schedule outlining when each parent has time with the children. This approach gives each parent a predictable amount of time with the children and a degree of respite while the children are...
People preparing to propose are often nervous. They worry about their partners turning them down. Once they become engaged, they then have completely different issues to address. They may worry about their financial exposure or the protection of their children from a...
Grandparents can provide their grandchildren with a lot more than pleasant memories. By having an additional support system, children can live more stable lives as they receive more love and child care. However, if a child’s parents separate, they risk not being able...
Co-parenting or sharing custody forces parents to discuss many challenging situations. Parents need to agree on a general split of parenting time when they start living separately. They also have to reasonably share authority over and responsibility for their...
Same-sex marriage is still a relatively new legal phenomenon. New Jersey actually adopted rules protecting same-sex couples well before the rest of the nation followed suit. For years before same-sex marriage was federally legal, New Jersey recognized civil unions....
When a couple gets divorced, one topic that often comes up is alimony, or spousal support. This is often an issue when there is a large discrepancy in earnings between the two spouses, as the higher earner was financially supporting their partner during the marriage....
Those parents trying to manage custody with a mentally ill co-parent face unique challenges. Most also realize that the severity of some mental illnesses waxes and wanes over time. The cyclic nature of some mental health disorders can sporadically affect your...