Living together while going through a divorce is challenging for even the friendliest couples. If you and your spouse are not on good terms, the stress of dealing with each other on a day-to-day basis can be maddening at times. It can also be stressful for the kids
Regardless of who's idea it was to divorce, seeing your former spouse with a new partner is rarely a pleasant experience. It can be far worse, however, to see your kids growing close to this new person, especially if you are not the one with primary custody.
It's an unfortunate truth that children are the true victims of divorce, especially when they are used as pawns in a power struggle between their parents. In most cases, parents eventually call a truce and abide by the terms of a court-ordered custody agreement.
Given the popularity of “Maury” and other daytime talk shows that feature entire episodes based on paternity test results, the act of finding out whether one is, or isn't the father, has practically become a national pastime.
Child support amounts in New Jersey depend on a variety of factors, including the parent's available income and earning capability. These factors are fairly straight-forward when the parent works full time, or has a steady income source such as a business or retirement fund.
Depending on the issues in your marriage, your divorce may involve professional input from a wide range of experts, including accountants, mediators and child therapists. Our reliance on these individuals is based on their extensive education and experience.
The determination of an alimony award is dependent on numerous factors, including a couple's standard of living during the marriage. A couple's standard of living is largely dependent on their income and properties, which allow them to live a certain lifestyle.
Custody agreements are challenging to resolve in any divorce, but parents with special needs children have additional issues that will need to be addressed throughout their lives. Depending on the type and degree of disability, a special needs child has on-going medical and educational needs.
Divorce counseling - why it is imprtant
the meaning of equitable distribution
Divorces in New Jersey are filed as "fault" or "no-fault", depending on the circumstances. Within each of these categories are "grounds", or legal reasons under which the court would grant the divorce. No-fault is the easier category since it only encompasses the grounds of separation or irreconc...
Child support, how is it calculated and how do I pay
While any divorce can be costly and time-consuming, marriages involving high incomes and valuable properties can be incredibly difficult to resolve. Part of the problem is that couples tend to fight even more than usual when there's so much at stake.
First, we'd like to stress that the reporting of a domestic violence incident is ultimately the victim's decision. The specific actions that a victim should take to obtain protection and justice are also the victim's choice. However, some sort of action should be taken immediately.
Custody disputes involving parenting styles
When a divorce complaint is filed in New Jersey, dependent spouses have the right to file for pendente lite relief, which refers to alimony and child support payments made during the divorce proceedings.
Incidents like the Ashley Madison hacking scandal point out the indisputable fact that adultery occurs much more often than most people would like to believe.
dating before the finalization of the divorce.
Arbitration for divorce-related disputes prior to the final judgment can be an efficient, cost-effective way to settle most pre-judgment issues.
child support - what if I cannot afford to pay?
Under the current laws, restraining orders can only be issued upon a predicate act of domestic violence.
Presumption of custody against Domestic violence abusers
Addiction is one of the leading causes of broken families, often resulting in divorce when parents cannot agree on how to deal with their troubled child. Further complications arise when that child reaches the age of majority, and the non-custodial parent requests a termination of support.