Alimony- Significant Change of Circumstances

Well, you certainly present a persuasive argument! Often, a disabling disease that fractures your ability to be self-supporting can represent a...

Struck by a cab in New York City, how best to proceed?

Good question. First, you should act promptly to preserve your rights. If you were struck by a taxi, you want to promptly identify all target...

Child Abuse and Child Support

It sounds like you should file a domestic violence complaint, and your mother should file the divorce. And now, if you or your mother filed a...

Part 4 family screwed by system

I wish I could say something supportive and optimistic about DYFS, but I cannot. In my 25 years as an attorney, a law professor, and an...

Child Support and College

As Mr. Ceretto noted above, your starting point should probably be the case of Newburgh vs. Arrigo. This was a famous precedent in New Jersey that...

Alimony - Financial Change

The question is whether there is a significant change in circumstances. A marginal increase in property taxes is not likely to be substantial...

$59K in arrears and I have been understanding until now...

Under New Jersey Court Rule 5:3-7(b), whenever a party fails to pay child support or alimony, the court can proceed by: (1) fixing the amount...

Termination of parental rights in NJ

That's a tricky question. As you probably know, you can do a number of things to strengthen your right to custody of your daughter. To terminate...

Your handwritten agreement is probably good. Generally speaking, the only thing that "overrides" a court order is another court order. So, if you...

What does it mean to give up your parental rights?

Giving up one's parental rights means that the biological father would completely cut the cord in a parental termination proceeding. It means he...