I started reading C.G. v. D.W., an unreported (non-precedential) Appellate Division case released on March 1, 2024, sucked in by the opening sentence about the court’s denial of an intra-state
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Top 10 Divorce Trends in 2022
As 2022 comes to a close (who can believe it?), I find myself reflecting on the year past, and also planning for the year ahead. 2022 has certainly has its…
Continue Reading Top 10 Divorce Trends in 2022I’m Moving With the Kids To Burlington County – Not So Fast
For decades, when a custodial parent wanted to move out of state, it would not be unusual to hear that if the court or other party won’t let me leave…
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In a New Post-Bisbing Decision, the Appellate Division Highlights the Significance of the Requirement to Show Cause for a Proposed Interstate Move
Just over a year after the New Jersey Supreme Court changed the standard to be applied in removal, or interstate relocation, cases, the Appellate Division in Dever v. Howell (an…
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Supreme Court of New Jersey Departs from Standard Utilized in Relocation Cases
In what seemed like an eventual, but no less dramatic change in family law jurisprudence, the Supreme Court of New Jersey in Bisbing v. Bisbing overturned the well-established two-part test…
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Appellate Division Addresses Non-Relocation Agreement in New Published Decision
In many custody disputes, a primary area of concern is one parent’s ability to relocate with the children after the divorce is over. Relocation requests have been characterized as often…
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Custody and Parenting Time Issues of the “Interstate Child”
In today’s ever-increasing mobile society, divorced or separate families find themselves relocating for a variety of reasons, including employment opportunities, new relationships, financial incentives and to be closer to family.
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A Tri-Parenting Conundrum and the Evolution of Custody and Parenting Time
In the recently published 67-page trial court decision of D.G. and S.H. v. K.S., the trial court dealt with the novel issue of custody and parenting time in a…
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Appellate Division Analyzes What It Means To “Abandon” A Child “By Willfully Forsaking” Him
Family law and estate law are undoubtedly two very personal areas of the law that often cross-over with one another depending on the issues at hand. In the Matter of …
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RELOCATION – WHAT DOES THE CUSTODY AGREEMENT SAY?
The issue of relocation comes up all the time between divorced parents. One day mom calls dad and tells him that she plans on moving with the kids from Hoboken…
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