When entering into divorce agreements or consent orders, say what you mean and mean what you say. That is, unless you want ambiguity to be able to argue multiple interpretations in the future.
Continue Reading When Entering Into Divorce Agreements, Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say – Unless You Just Want to Retain the Ability to Argue Alternate Interpretations in the Future
Trial court erred in ordering unused 529 funds to be divided equally between the parties when it was not even clear that they were marital assets that should or could ever have been divided.
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When parties get divorced and there are children in high school or younger, they often reserve on what their financial contributions towards the children’s post-secondary educational expenses will look like.
Continue Reading Appellate Division Reverses Court Imposed Cap on College Contributions
The Appellate Division’s July 6, 2021 decision follows nearly a decade of post-judgment divorce litigation between the parties. Defendant appealed three (3) Family Part orders which (1) denied his motion
Continue Reading Child Support and Residing Away from Home at Boarding School: the Logical Extension of the College Support Analysis
Here in New Jersey, divorced parents are generally obligated to contribute to the college education expenses for their un-emancipated children. In virtually every marital settlement agreement where there are un-emancipated
Continue Reading Alienating Your Kids from Their Other Parent May Cost Your Kids Big When it Comes to Child Support and College.
In a recent decision, the appellate division has addressed the proper procedure for adjudicating a parent’s request to eliminate his obligation to pay child support and for college, when there
Continue Reading Child Support and College Contributions: How Are These Obligations Affected by a Strained Parent-Child Relationship?
A recent Appellate Division case reminds us of the potential pitfalls of negotiating contingent issues in property settlement agreements, specifically as it relates to contribution to future college costs of
Continue Reading Negotiating Future College Contributions in Divorce: A Cautionary Tale
With the costs of college ballooning out of control, determining which of the divorced parents will pay for what percentage of a child or the children’s college has evolved into
Continue Reading A New Jersey Divorced Parent’s Guide to Paying for College
It is not unusual for parties to address their children’s college education in their Marital Settlement Agreements. If children are college age or close, parties may actually specifically determine the
Continue Reading Are Agreements to Make Your Children Take Out Student Loans to Pay for College Enforceable?
In a new published (precedential) decision, Ricci v. Ricci, the Appellate Division addressed an adult child’s (an oxymoron, I know) request for her divorced parents to contribute to her
Continue Reading When You Sue Your Parents to Pay for College, You May Be Emancipated