parties who modify parenting time should put it in writing in an agreement or consent order because courts can ignore years of conduct demonstrating that the parenting time was changed
Continue Reading If You Want a Modification of Parenting Time to Stick, Get it in Writing Because Years Worth of Conduct Can Be Ignored
Denial of request to modify alimony reversed because the trial court never calculated marital lifestyle before denying the motion
Continue Reading If Standard of Living is Not Calculated at the Time of the Divorce, Courts Have to Calculate it Before Deciding a Modification Request – Who Knew?
The proper standard for motions for reconsideration has seemingly confounded judges and attorneys for years. In this blog post, I discuss a new reported decision where a trial judge, sua sponte, vacated an Order granted summary judgment and denying an order to reconsider the grant of summary judgment.
Continue Reading Another Appellate Division Decision Implicating the Proper Standard for Reconsideration
A new Appellate Division case shows that it does not take much to prove coercive control.
Continue Reading Coercive Financial Control Starting to Take a Foothold in Domestic Violence Cases
Too often, joint legal custody is the default, even when one or both parents show no ability to communicate, cooperate or co-parent. Should this be the case?
Continue Reading Are There Situations Where Joint Legal Custody is Simply Inappropriate?
How much proof is required to get a hearing to modify child support and alimony. Supposedly, not so much. Moreover, the veracity of the proofs is an issue for trial.
Continue Reading How Much Job Search Information Do You Have to Provide When Seeking to Modify Alimony Due to Job Loss?
The use of technology such as air tags, listening devices, hidden recorders, gps devices can be considered domestic violence
Continue Reading Air Tags and Listening Devices Can be Domestic Violence Too!
Flying a drone over a spouse’s home and remotely accessing and locking her out of her computer was found to be harassment warranting a domestic violence Final Restraining Order.
A not uncommon New Year’s resolution people make is to change their life by divorcing, deciding that they don’t want to be unhappy for another year.
Continue Reading The New Year’s Resolution Divorce – 2026 Edition
Open durational alimony is generally granted only if a marriage lasts 20 years. Feeling that your marriage is not 20 years long does not make it so. Marriage is typically defined from the date of marriage to the date of filing of the divorce complaint.
Continue Reading Feeling Like Your Marriage Wasn’t 20 Years Does Not Make it So