By Tanya Helfand | Published October 12, 2018 | Posted in Citizenship, Divorce, Family Law | Tagged Tags: citizenship, Divorce, divorce cases, Immigrant |
Impacts of Divorce in Immigration and Naturalization
Divorce & Conditional Resident Status When an immigrant applies for permanent residence “green card” based on their marriage to a U.S. citizen, the immigrant is first granted a “conditional permanent residence” until the couple has been married for two years. Conditional permanent resident status lasts for a period of two years. Within ninety (90) days Read More
Read MoreMUNICIPAL COURT DEFENSE – REFUSAL TO TAKE ALCOTEST
A driver in New Jersey who refuses to take an Alcotest will receive a Summons for this refusal, and a Summons for Driving While Intoxicated. Another Summons for a driving violation that identifies the probable cause to stop the driver will also be issued. Any person who operates a motor vehicle in New Jersey is Read More
Read MoreSpousal Support/Alimony
In New Jersey the law governing spousal support changed in 2014 with the Amendment of the Alimony Act. A shift in the law and subsequent cases more nearly equalizes the rights of divorcing spouses to both be able to live the former marital lifestyle and if it is not possible, both spouses will have to Read More
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