In a first of its kind case in New Jersey, a sixteen-year-old transgender child won the right to change his name to reflect his gender identity. In Sacklow v. Betts,…
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Can a parent unilaterally terminate a grandparent?s visitation rights after entering into a mutual agreement allowing for such visitation rights? Not so, according to a recent decision from the Appellate…
Should a married couples? monthly savings be factored into a calculation for alimony payments? A New Jersey appeals court said, yes, a history of savings should be considered. The decision…
There is uncertainty in New Jersey family law as to whether a lump sum child support payment for multiple children can be retroactively modified based upon one of the children?s…
Most people know that divorces are expensive. But what many people may not know is that the cost of a divorce can change over time as a result of a…
Does a court?s determination of whether a person?s alimony obligations should terminate upon retirement depend on when the former spouses were divorced? This appears to be so after a recent…
Under New Jersey?s recently amended alimony law, former spouses who are currently paying alimony may make an application to the court for a modification or termination of alimony payments in…
As children of divorced parents grow older, child related cost-sharing issues will often arise. One long standing New Jersey Family Law issue was whether child support payments included the increased…
Can living with a new partner result in a permanent end to alimony payments? Yes. According to the New Jersey Supreme Court?s recent ruling in Quinn v. Quinn, the court…
A common post-divorce issue that comes up is whether a divorced parent may move out of state or is limited to living close to an ex-spouse until the children become…