In a recent unpublished (non-precedential) Appellate Division decision, K.W. v. S.W., the Court addressed income, expenses and bad faith within the context of a child support calculation and ongoing
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Child Support and Residing Away from Home at Boarding School: the Logical Extension of the College Support Analysis
The Appellate Division’s July 6, 2021 decision follows nearly a decade of post-judgment divorce litigation between the parties. Defendant appealed three (3) Family Part orders which (1) denied his motion
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Income for Support Purposes Includes Bonuses and Deferred Compensation – Well No Kidding
We see it all of the time. The support (alimony and child support) obligor’s income is made up of multiple components – typically salary, bonus and/or deferred compensation. In cases
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Alienating Your Kids from Their Other Parent May Cost Your Kids Big When it Comes to Child Support and College.
Here in New Jersey, divorced parents are generally obligated to contribute to the college education expenses for their un-emancipated children. In virtually every marital settlement agreement where there are un-emancipated
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Child Support and College Contributions: How Are These Obligations Affected by a Strained Parent-Child Relationship?
In a recent decision, the appellate division has addressed the proper procedure for adjudicating a parent’s request to eliminate his obligation to pay child support and for college, when there
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Moving Child Support from Place to Place
I have previously written about the custody and parenting time issues that may be presented when a child is moved from state to state within the country. But what of
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Judge Jones Provides Some New Clarity Just Ahead of the NJ Emancipation Statute
Signed into law on January 19, 2016, New Jersey’s emancipation law is set to take effect on February 1, 2017 and will apply to all child support orders issued prior
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APPELLATE DIVISION ADDRESSES ENFORCEABILITY OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AS TO COLLEGE IN NEW PUBLISHED DECISION
The Appellate Division’s newly published (precedential) decision in Avelino-Catabran v. Catabran provides another lesson to practitioners and litigants about the language used in settlement agreements and how such language, if
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Baby, Now You Really Can Drive My Car: Questions About Child Support & Driving Expenses, Answered
Ah, the moment you have been waiting for – nay, dreaming of – has arrived: your child has gotten his or her driver’s license! It was a long time coming,
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NEW JERSEY EMANCIPATION STATUTE SIGNED BY GOVERNOR CHRISTIE
On Tuesday, January 19th, Governor Christie took a break from his busy presidential campaign to sign several new pieces of pending legislation, one of which was New Jersey’s pending emancipation
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