Today was a good day. For me and for my client. It fills me with hope that tomorrow will also be a good day. Why you ask? After 36 years
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A New Jersey Divorced Parent’s Guide to Paying for College
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
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10 Tips To Prepare For Your Court Appearance
When you have to be in court, it can be a nerve-wracking
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Differing Parenting Styles and the Law
It’s ok if you missed my New Jersey Law Journal article “Helicopter vs. Free Range Parenting: Endorsement of Parenting Style in the Law” published July 13, 2018. It’s
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Parenting Time: Who Drives the Kids for Visitation?
Once a parenting time schedule is established, parents’ next concern is the logistics with pick-up and drop-off. Even with a parenting time schedule memorialized issues arise: lateness, inconvenient locations, interference
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Changing Your Name Post-Divorce
In my opinion, most people (typically women) decide whether or not to change their name to a maiden name at the actual time of the divorce proceeding, if not sooner.
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To Default Or Not
So you’ve made the decision to get divorced. It hasn’t been an easy decision to make. You’ve hired an attorney and filed your Complaint. You wait for your spouse to
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Custody & Visitation: The Best Interests of the Child
For most people with children who are going through a divorce, the primary concern is the child(ren). New clients will sit in my office and tell me with speficity what
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History Is Made – DOMA Struck Down as Unconstitutional
Unless you live under a rock, you’ve heard that yesterday, the last day of the term, the United States Supreme Court released two history-making decisions related to the rights of
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Grandparent Visitation Standard Affirmed by Appellate Court
An interesting part of the practice of family law are the rare issues; the one that may not walk through the door every day. Grandparent visitation cases oftentimes fit into
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