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Not All Identity Thieves are Strangers
Today most of us are aware of the dangers of identity theft and even know of a few precautions that can lessen our chances of becoming a victim – guard passwords; avoid conducting financial or personal...
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Successful Co-Parenting Requires Overcoming Fears
One of the most emotionally trying issues of divorce is the question of child custody. Although spouses may be more than ready to part from each other, they usually are not willing to give up their...
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To Single Parents Traveling Abroad with Their Children – Be Prepared
International custody fights are more common than you might realize. Many people may remember the story of New Jersey resident David Goldman who spent years battling his ex-wife’s Brazilian family...
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Special Needs Children Require Special Considerations when Parents Divorce
Divorce affects every family member, but it can be especially difficult for families with special needs children. In the process of obtaining a divorce, couples will also work details involving child...
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Did Marriage Equality Bill Fail to Protect the Children?
When the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision that paved the way for legally-sanctioned, same-sex marriages, it granted couples in those unions equal accessibility to some of the same rights...
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Car Seats and Late-Model Cars: Looking for a Proper Fit
Just as New Jersey parents were adapting to new car seat laws that went into effect this past September 1, a new study gives them something else to worry about – does their car seat even fit in their...
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Deciding the Fate of Frozen Embryos in the Case of Divorce
For couples coping with fertility issues, in vitro fertilization (IVF) can help dreams come true. IVF is a procedure through which human eggs are fertilized outside of the body and often frozen and...
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Seeking Spousal Support? Here is What You’ll Need
When it comes to divorce, the question of spousal support may be one of the most contentious issues couples can face. Initially there can be two extreme reactions: the spouse who wants a clean break...
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Do Winter Coats Compromise Car Seat Safety?
For decades now, statistics have shown that it is safer for young children to be in properly sized child safety seats when riding in the car. From time to time, news stories pertaining to car seat...
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Teens and Snow Shoveling: A Community Service or a Violation of the Law?
It isn’t unusual in winter to see teenagers shoveling their neighbors’ sidewalks and driveways in exchange for a little extra spending money. In fact, most people would applaud these teens for their...
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When Determining Grandparents’ Rights Courts Consider ‘Best Interest of the...
In an ideal world, grandparents and grandchildren share nurturing relationships that can prove beneficial for both generations. Sometimes, however, rifts in the relationship between the grandparents...
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Has Alimony Reform Act Made It Easier to End Payments?
The New Jersey Alimony Reform Act of 2014 was supposed to have clarified certain matters that existed under the State’s previous alimony laws, including how courts define cohabitation, one of the...
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Tri-Parenting: Deciding Custody Issues in Non-Traditional Families
With the growing acceptance of surrogacy, same-sex marriage and unwed relationships, the definition of family is not so simple these days. There was a time when family meant mother, father and...
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Divorce and Its Effect on Surrogacy Arrangements
While they were married, actress Sherri Shepherd and her now estranged husband, Lamar Sally, entered into a surrogacy agreement with a Pennsylvania woman when they decided to start a family. Before...
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How Divorce May Affect Your Tax Filing Status
April 15, the tax filing deadline, is quickly approaching. You’re newly divorced – or in the process of becoming so – and ready to file your individual tax return. Not so fast. There are a few things...
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Child Custody: Who Wins When Laws Clash?
When it comes to making decisions regarding child custody matters, courts take into account the ‘best interests of the child.’ However, what is actually in the child’s best interest may not always be...
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Joint Custody: Making the Effort to Make It Work
Divorce may be the answer to a troubled marriage but when children are involved, the relationship between spouses never truly ends. Although divorce negotiations can sometimes be bitter, custody...
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Common Life Stressors That Can Threaten Your Marriage
Marriage is a lifetime commitment. While most people take that commitment seriously, sometimes things occur leading a couple to the realization they can no longer honor their vows to stay together...
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Should Parents Pay for Child’s Bullying Behavior?
Most people would agree that bullying needs to end. How to best accomplish this and protect our children is the question. After a number of well-publicized suicides by victims of alleged bullying, New...
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Neglecting Terms of Custody Agreement Have Costly Consequences
When facing divorce, many parents will go to great lengths to arrive at custody agreements that protect the daily routines of their children as much as possible. Allowing children to remain with the...
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