The practice of family law is difficult. I have read that divorce ranks just below the death of a parent or child in terms of grief. The cases are often emotionally charged. This sometimes causes people to take bad positions, delay, or simply act badly. Sometimes lawyers create or exacerbate…
Continue Reading Appellate Division Says Disparagement of Counsel and Threats of Sanctions is Improper Judicial Behavior! You Think?Appellate Division Addresses Termination of Alimony at Retirement, Focusing on Whether Recipient Had or Could Have Saved for Retirement
Appellate Division addressed standard for addressing the issue of modifying alimony based upon retirement in…
Continue Reading Appellate Division Addresses Termination of Alimony at Retirement, Focusing on Whether Recipient Had or Could Have Saved for RetirementAlimony Terminated for Cohabitation Without a Hearing Because Recipient Refused to Cooperate with Discovery About Her Finances
We have written a lot about termination of alimony based upon cohabitation, both before the…
Continue Reading Alimony Terminated for Cohabitation Without a Hearing Because Recipient Refused to Cooperate with Discovery About Her FinancesDecision to Forgo Interview of Special Needs Child in Custody Determination Affirmed
Under the New Jersey Court Rules, a trial judge presiding over a custody hearing is…
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Continue Reading Can a Trial Judge Grant a Final Restraining Order by Randomly Relying on Battered Woman Syndrome?In November of 2023, I did a post on this blog titled The Intersection of Family Law, Estate Law and Federal Law, regarding the reported Appellate Division case In…
Continue Reading More on the Intersection of Family Law, Estate Law and Federal LawCan Prior Acts Previously Adjudicated to Not Amount to Domestic Violence Be Raised in a Future Domestic Violence Proceeding?
Prior acts which have been adjudicated not to be domestic violence cannot be raised in future domestic violence proceedings
Continue Reading Can Prior Acts Previously Adjudicated to Not Amount to Domestic Violence Be Raised in a Future Domestic Violence Proceeding?Yes, A Court can Enjoin a Party From Pursuing Litigation in Another Jurisdiction
A New Jersey Court can enjoin a party from pursuing a foreign law suit meant to frustrate a New Jersey decision
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Continue Reading The New Year’s Resolution Divorce – 2025 EditionWas the Litigation for An Increase in Child Support Really Worth it When The Payor’s Income Only Went Up By $28,000?
In high income cases, unlike alimony, which can be bigger numbers, child support is usually much less. Moreover, since even in high income/over guidelines cases, you have to start by…
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Continue Reading Maybe A Judicial Interview of a 4 Year Old Wasn’t a Great IdeaWhat To Do/What Not to Do When the Other Parent Removes Children to Another State
Relocation with children is always a hot button issue. That said, since the Supreme Court decided Bisping in 2017 (which we previously blogged on), relocation got more difficult because…
Continue Reading What To Do/What Not to Do When the Other Parent Removes Children to Another StateOnce Again, Appellate Division Reaffirms That Joint Physical Custody is “Rare”
As I have blogged here before, despite it not being the law and not really supported by the social science, many judges and even many custody experts have taken the…
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