We live in a very transient society; particularly New Jersey. There is greater outbound traffic from New Jersey than any other State. The reasons for these moves may vary, but
Continue Reading Temporary Absences & Custody Determinations under the New Jersey UCCJEALast summer, Eliana Baer and Eric Solotoff of our Family Law Department achieved an Appellate Division victory when a trial court’s decision to allow our client’s ex-husband to obtain a
Continue Reading A Reminder: No change of circumstances? No best interests of the child finding? No change of custody or parenting time..
I received an email earlier this week containing guidelines for parents who are sharing custody and parenting time of their children during the Coronavirus Pandemic which was prepared by the
Continue Reading AAML & AFCC PROVIDE SEVEN GUIDELINES FOR PARENTS WHO ARE DIVORCED/SEPARATED AND SHARING CUSTODY OF CHILDREN DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Last year I blogged on tri-parenting, or the concept whereby three parents agree to raise a child or children together as a family, with regard to the published New Jersey
Continue Reading The Expansion of Tri-Parenting
In the case of M.C. v. P.C. (unreported, non-precedential), Judge Jones explores the issues surrounding mid-week overnight parenting time during the school year and its effect on the best interests
Continue Reading Considerations When Determining a Midweek Overnight Parenting Time Schedule
Mark Ashton, a partner in our Exton (Chester County), Pennsylvania office and former editor of our Pennsylvania Family Law Blog wrote an interesting post entitled “Listening to Your Kids
Continue Reading Read Mark Ashton’s Post “Listening to Your Kids During Traumatic Times”
Despite my reputation to the contrary, sometimes I am a softy – especially when it comes to children. Maybe it is due to my own experiences as a child of
Continue Reading CAN A COURT GRANT A CHILD'S REQUEST TO HUG HER FATHER?
The Summer season can truly be the best time of the year with the kids out of school, great weather, barbecues, pools, baseball and more. Divorced parents, however, often experience
Continue Reading Parenting Conflicts When School Is Out For Summer
Custody disputes are often an emotionally trying process where litigants are advocating for what they deem to be in the best interests of the child caught in the middle. Even
Continue Reading CUSTODY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL PARENT DEEMED IN CHILD’S BEST INTERESTS OVER FIT BIOLOGICAL PARENT
You know you are intrigued by the title of the blog, but what does it really mean? I was in a recent mediation session in a divorce matter when the
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