By Tanya Helfand | Published August 31, 2016 | Posted in Family Law | Leave a comment
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Pendente Lite Support and Marital Lifestyle
Many couples beginning the divorce process are often concerned, and rightfully so, about how they will be able to maintain their “standard of living” once the single household is divided in two and doubling many expenses. How will they maintain the standard of living? Sometimes there is enough wealth and equity that the separation and Read More
Read MoreBack School Woes
It’s almost back-to-school time and many area students rely on their parents to cover all of their college-related costs that remain after scholarships, grants, and loans. This can be a very stressful situation for kids and parents, particularly those in divorced families committed to contributing to their child’s college costs. There will be some parent Read More
Read MoreDivided High Court Weighs in on Cohabitation Issue in New Jersey Alimony Cases – Quinn v. Quinn
The issue of cohabitation can be a tricky one for divorcing spouses in New Jersey. State law currently allows one former spouse to ask a court to terminate his or her obligation to pay alimony to the other spouse if that person cohabits with another person. In other words, the money may stop if the Read More
Read MoreDRIVING WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A NARCOTIC, HALLUCINOGEN OR HABIT-PRODUCING DRUG – PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
POSSESSION OF DRUGS The statute for a violation of Driving While Under the Influence does not require identifying the amount of narcotic, hallucinogen or habit-producing drug required in order to establish a violation. A police officer’s observations of the fact of intoxication is admissible. The police officer’s opinion about cause of intoxication other than from Read More
Read MoreChild Support for College Kids in New Jersey – Avelino-Catabran v. Catabran
When a couple with kids decides to divorce, they often consider how they might pay for their children’s potential college costs down the road. In New Jersey, a parent’s responsibility to pay child support and college expenses past the child’s 18th birthday is standard. However, As New Jersey’s Superior Court recently explained, the law requires Read More
Read MoreHow Losing a Job Can Affect Child Support Obligations in New Jersey – Klemash v. Klemash
If you want to get a child support or alimony order changed in New Jersey, you have to show that the circumstances have changed in a way that justifies the change. As the State’s Superior Court recently explained, judges are expected to compare the circumstances in place at the time the award was set to Read More
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