Under the New Jersey Court Rules, a trial judge presiding over a custody hearing is free to conduct an in-camera interview with the children whose custody is at issue, whether
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Interviewing a 4 year old in a custody case was a bad idea
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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
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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
Continue Reading Once Again, Appellate Division Reaffirms That Joint Physical Custody is “Rare”
It should come as no surprise that a child’s best interests change over time. That is one of the reasons why, under the law, that custody and parenting time Orders
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In the late 1990s when the Child Support Guidelines were drastically changed to account for overnight parenting as well as shared parenting, the terms Parent of Primary Residence (PPR) and
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contested custody and parenting matters require discovery and a plenary hearing
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Parties can waive the change of circumstances requirement for custody and parenting time modification
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When parenting time changes from 50-50 to no overnights, that is a change of circumstances.
Continue Reading I Guess Going From 50-50 to No Overnights for 19 Months Is a Change of Circumstances