I can lie and pretend to watch educational series, all law dramas, during my limited free time between work and two little kids, but I will be honest and tell
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Custody Decision Vacated Over Failure to Interview 10 Year Old To Find Out His Preference
I started reading C.G. v. D.W., an unreported (non-precedential) Appellate Division case released on March 1, 2024, sucked in by the opening sentence about the court’s denial of an intra-state…
Continue Reading Custody Decision Vacated Over Failure to Interview 10 Year Old To Find Out His PreferenceCourts Should Not Issue FROs To Address Parenting Issue
Going back more than three decades, there are Appellate Division cases that offer caution about the abuse of the domestic violence statute to get a leg up in an impending…
Continue Reading Courts Should Not Issue FROs To Address Parenting IssueDo Parents have to Consent to Relatives Becoming Psychological Parents?
It is not uncommon for grandparents or other family members to get custody of other family members when the children’s parents have issues preventing them from caring for their children…
Continue Reading Do Parents have to Consent to Relatives Becoming Psychological Parents?Four Christmases – How to Plan for Sharing the Holidays
One of my favorite holiday movies is Four Christmases (in addition to Home Alone, Elf, Christmas Vacation, Planes Trains + Automobiles… okay, call me basic). In the movie, a non-married…
Continue Reading Four Christmases – How to Plan for Sharing the HolidaysWhen it Comes to Shared Parenting, Shouldn’t the Ability to Co-Parent be Paramount?
Almost like King Solomon suggesting that a child be cut in two so that each parent can have half, more and more, I am hearing about judges and custody evaluators…
Continue Reading When it Comes to Shared Parenting, Shouldn’t the Ability to Co-Parent be Paramount?Jewish Divorce Talk Season 1 Recap: A Season of Insights
As I look back on the thought-provoking and insightful journey that was Season 1 of the “Jewish Divorce Talk” podcast, I am struck by the depth and breadth of the…
Continue Reading Jewish Divorce Talk Season 1 Recap: A Season of InsightsNavigating Parental Alienation and Narcissism in the Jewish Community: A Closer Look at Challenges and Solutions
Divorce is an emotionally charged journey that can take a toll on all parties involved, particularly when children are caught in the crossfire. Within the Jewish community, divorce comes with…
Continue Reading Navigating Parental Alienation and Narcissism in the Jewish Community: A Closer Look at Challenges and SolutionsNew Guidelines and Forms for Parent Coordinators Published
As I noted last month, there is a new court rule for parent coordinators effective September 1, 2023. At the time, they had not yet published the Guidelines.
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From the earliest days of this blog in 2008, one of my frequent topics has been the use of parent coordinators. Originally, there was a Pilot Program instituted by…
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