As a matter of public policy, New Jersey Courts favor the enforcement of agreements reached between parties. Since Marital Settlement Agreements (“MSA”) are entered into consensually and voluntarily, they are
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How Do Social Security Disability Benefits Affect Child Support?
If your former spouse is receiving Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits and is the payor of child support, it is important to know that your child is also eligible for
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APPELLATE DIVISION ADDRESSES INCLUSION OF EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES IN CHILD SUPPORT
Many divorce or support proceedings involve the issue of who is going to pay for extracurricular activities. Who is paying for sports? Band? Social clubs? Art? Drama and more?
NEW JERSEY FAMILY LAW PODCAST SERIES – CHILD SUPPORT AND EMANCIPATION
In the return of our New Jersey Family Law Podcast Series, we are proud to present our fifth installment discussing child support and emancipation. This has been a hot topic
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NJ COURT FINALLY RECOGNIZES THE ECONOMIC REALITIES OF PARENTAL COLLEGE CONTRIBUTIONS
It all started with the 1982 Supreme Court case of Newburgh v. Arrigo.
That is the case that lawmakers, judges and attorneys alike point to when they are asked
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BEWARE – THE LAWYER WHO BECOMES THE LITIGANT
Continuing with last week’s blog theme, wherein I discussed the perils of dealing with an opposing party in a post-divorce matter where he believes that he got a “bad deal”
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APPELLATE DIVISION ADDRESSES EMANCIPATION FOR A CHILD IN COLLEGE
Emancipation of a college student – when does it happen? When should it happen? In the wake of the Rachel Canning matter, emancipation is a hot button topic in New
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TAX COURT RULES HUSBAND’S ALIMONY PAYMENTS ARE REALLY NON-DEDUCTIBLE CHILD SUPPORT
In Johnson v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, an interesting new decision from the United States Tax Court, a former husband was held unable to deduct the payments to his
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The Matrimonial Millstone: An Exit Strategy from a Detached Defendant
In the early 20th century, Dr. Duncan MacDougall attempted to quantify the mass lost when the soul departed the body upon death. This study has perpetuated the weight idiosyncratically known
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FACEBOOK PAGE OF NEW JERSEY TEEN SUING HER PARENTS CAN ONLY LEAD TO NO GOOD
We have written many times on this blog about the dangers of using social media in connection with an ongoing divorce, custody dispute, domestic violence matter, and more. Apparently Rachel
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