Adoption

Equitable Adoption and Intestacy: How Paternity Issues Can Complicate Your LegacyNew York Appellate Court Issues Remand of Trial Court Decision in Notable Same-Sex Custody MatterCould Service of Process Via Facebook Be the Way of the Future?

Alimony

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?How Much Job Search Information Do You Have to Provide When Seeking to Modify Alimony Due to Job Loss?Feeling Like Your Marriage Wasn't 20 Years Does Not Make it So

Appellate Practice

Guardian Ad Litem for a Litigant - Keeping the Role in CheckDelay, Waiver & Law of the Case DoctrineOff-the-Record Comments & the Right to an Impartial Final Restraining Order Hearing

Child Support

Trial Court Makes Mess With Sua Sponte Division of Unused 529 FundsWas the Litigation for An Increase in Child Support Really Worth it When The Payor's Income Only Went Up By $28,000?When Parenting Time is 50-50, There Isn't Usually a Parent of Primary Residence (PPR)

Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships

Be Prepared for Your Divorce Series: Part III - Litigation, Mediation, or Arbitration?Good Cause to Seal Name Change Applications for Transgender LitigantsI’m Not a Cat, But Can I Get Divorced Over Zoom Anyway?

Cohabitants' Rights

No, Common Law Marriage Still Doesn't Exist in New JerseyPervasive Family Law Themes in Reality TV Part IAppellate Division Applies Moynihan Palimony Decision Retroactively

College

Trial Court Makes Mess With Sua Sponte Division of Unused 529 FundsAppellate Division Reverses Court Imposed Cap on College ContributionsChild Support and Residing Away from Home at Boarding School: the Logical Extension of the College Support Analysis

Counsel Fee Awards

Off-the-Record Comments & the Right to an Impartial Final Restraining Order HearingTHIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE SELF-EMPLOYED AND PLAY GAMES WITH YOUR INCOMECOUNSEL FEE AWARDS FOR CHILD-RELATED LITIGATION CAN BE QUALIFIED AS SUPPORT TO RESTRAIN THE OBLIGOR DISCHARGING THE OBLIGATION IN BANKRUPTCY - BISBING II

Custody

Are There Situations Where Joint Legal Custody is Simply Inappropriate?From Discretion to Direction: Understanding New Jersey’s Updated Child Custody LawCurious Appellate Decision Affirming the Denial of Sole Custody and Appointment of a Parenting Coordinator

Divorce

The New Year's Resolution Divorce - 2026 EditionDecision to Forgo Interview of Special Needs Child in Custody Determination AffirmedThe New Year's Resolution Divorce - 2025 Edition

Domestic Violence

Coercive Financial Control Starting to Take a Foothold in Domestic Violence CasesAir Tags and Listening Devices Can be Domestic Violence Too!First Discussion of Coercive Control in a Reported Appellate Decision Since it Was Added to the Domestic Violence Statute

Equitable Distribution

Trial Court Makes Mess With Sua Sponte Division of Unused 529 FundsMore on the Intersection of Family Law, Estate Law and Federal LawYes, A Court can Enjoin a Party From Pursuing Litigation in Another Jurisdiction

Estate and Trust Issues

Appellate Division Holds that Newly Enacted Statute to Close the Black Hole Applies RetroactivelyThe Black Hole is Closed - New Law Permits Equitable Distribution When Party Dies While a Divorce is PendingThe Intersection of Family Law, Estate Law and Federal Law

General NJ Family Law News & Updates

Coercive Financial Control Starting to Take a Foothold in Domestic Violence CasesPervasive Family Law Themes in Reality TV Part ICyber Harassment Gives Rise to FRO In Case That Emphasizes Importance of 'Four Corners"

Grandparent Visitation

Proving Psychological Parentage Not Required for Grandparent Visitation, But it Sure Does HelpA Court Actually Found Alienation and Did Something About It - How NovelDo Parents have to Consent to Relatives Becoming Psychological Parents?

Interspousal Agreements

Supreme Court Decides Cardali - Prima Facie Case of Cohabitation Now Easier to ShowReligious Coercion is Legal DuressDelay, Waiver & Law of the Case Doctrine

LBGTQ Issues

Top 10 Divorce Trends in 2022Good Cause to Seal Name Change Applications for Transgender LitigantsI’m Not a Cat, But Can I Get Divorced Over Zoom Anyway?

Mediation/Arbitration

Jewish Divorce Talk Season 1 Recap: A Season of InsightsReligious Coercion is Legal DuressBe Prepared for Your Divorce Series: Part III - Litigation, Mediation, or Arbitration?

Modification

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?How Much Job Search Information Do You Have to Provide When Seeking to Modify Alimony Due to Job Loss?Appellate Division Addresses Termination of Alimony at Retirement, Focusing on Whether Recipient Had or Could Have Saved for Retirement

Palimony

No, Common Law Marriage Still Doesn't Exist in New JerseyIs a Gift a Gift if You Don't Know You Got it?Top 10 Posts Read in 2022 - JD Supra style

Paternity

Temporary Absences & Custody Determinations under the New Jersey UCCJEA23 and Not MeJurisdictional Concerns & Paternity Actions

Practice Issues

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?Another Appellate Division Decision Implicating the Proper Standard for ReconsiderationCoercive Financial Control Starting to Take a Foothold in Domestic Violence Cases

Prenuptial Agreements

When a Prenuptial Agreement Says "Waiving All Rights", It Really Does Mean Waiving All RightsCourt Rejects Predictable Arguments on Setting Aside a Prenup, and on Summary Judgment No Less!Top 10 Divorce Trends in 2022

Privacy and Confidentiality

Beware Of These Social Media Blunders If You’re Going Through a DivorceWhen Divorce is ClickbaitTo Represent, or Not Represent: That is the Question

Property Settlement Agreements

Trial Court Makes Mess With Sua Sponte Division of Unused 529 FundsMore on the Intersection of Family Law, Estate Law and Federal LawA Trial Is Not The Only Way To Settle Your Divorce

Resources

Navigating Parental Alienation and Narcissism in the Jewish Community: A Closer Look at Challenges and SolutionsDo Not Sign Agreement to Arbitrate Without the Advice of a LawyerTo Represent, or Not Represent: That is the Question

Retirement

Appellate Division Addresses Termination of Alimony at Retirement, Focusing on Whether Recipient Had or Could Have Saved for RetirementYes, A 29 Year Marriage Warrants Open Durational AlimonyDelay, Waiver & Law of the Case Doctrine

Tax Issues

Like Big Foot, A "Sheridan" SightingThe New Year's Resolution DivorceWill 2018 Be the Year of the Divorce - Will The New Tax Laws Cause A Race to Get Divorced By 12/31/18?

Visitation/Parenting Time

What To Do/What Not to Do When the Other Parent Removes Children to Another StateOnce Again, Appellate Division Reaffirms That Joint Physical Custody is "Rare"Court Lets Another Teenager Refuse Reunification Therapy; Was This Another Case of Justice Delayed is Justice Denied?