New Year’s resolution divorces are common
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Practice Issues
Was 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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Interviewing a 4 year old in a custody case was a bad idea
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Once 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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Court Can’t Decide Mid-Trial Motions to Dismiss in DV Cases Based on Credibility
Many domestic violence cases, particularly those dealing with allegations of harassment, or borderline cases that may or may not be what is called “domestic contretemps” come down to credibility determinations. …
Continue Reading Court Can’t Decide Mid-Trial Motions to Dismiss in DV Cases Based on CredibilityMoving Closer and a Child’s Maturation Can Be Changed Circumstances to Modify Custody
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…
Continue Reading Moving Closer and a Child’s Maturation Can Be Changed Circumstances to Modify CustodyWhen Parenting Time is 50-50, There Isn’t Usually a Parent of Primary Residence (PPR)
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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Don’t Be Surprised if There is Rough Justice When You Sleep on Your Rights
When you sleep on your rights, you may not get all that you were entitled to.
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