Both parents have an obligation to support their children. When parents are divorcing in New Jersey, we utilize the New Jersey Child Support Guidelines to calculate the amount of support one parent must pay the other for the child’s benefit. The Ch…
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A Motion is an application you file with the Family Court to seek a specific form of relief. There are many different types of relief you can seek in your Motion. The most common Motions are for an increase/decrease in alimony, increase/decrease in c…
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On February 1, 2017, the State enacted N.J.S.A. 2A:17-56.67. This new law automatically terminates child support when the child gets married, dies, enters the military, or at age 19. Before this law, child support would continue until the parties agr…
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Calculating how much child support you may have to pay can become complicated because there are many factors that are taken into consideration. As set forth in the New Jersey child support guidelines found in , the child support guidelines apply to s…
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In New Jersey, it is well settled that child support belongs to the child and both parents have a mutual obligation to support their children. Child support is calculated using the Child Support Guidelines, which is a mathematical formula that estima…
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In what must be a record child support demand, Mrs. Anne Dias Griffin has requested that an Illinois court award her a child support award of $1 million. Per month. Mrs. Dias Griffin is married to billionaire Kenneth Griffin. Mr. Griffin is the found…
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This is probably the most commonly asked question during a consultation. This blog is intended to provide a very basic overview of the calculation of child support in New Jersey. Bear in mind that like many other areas of family law, there are deviat…
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Few issues in family law are more frustrating for family law attorneys, mediators, judges, and even litigants to address than when two unmarried parents have conflicting positions about numerous shared expenses paid (or not paid) for their children.…
Regardless of whether your kids are teenagers or toddlers, the most difficult part of the divorce process is telling them that Mommy and Daddy are getting a divorce. To minimize the adverse emotional impact this conversation will have on your child(r…