On April 26, 2007, Bobby Brown filed a lawsuit against ex-wife Whitney Houston in an attempt to change the custody terms as to their 14 year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina. In addition to the shared custody, he is seeking child support and spousal support. A court date has been set for…
N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6 Appointment of caregiver as kinship legal guardian New Jersey Courts can appoint a child’s caregiver the legal guardian of that child. http://www.lsnj.org/keyRecentDevelopments/KinshipLegalGuardianship2.htm http://www.kidlaw.org/admin.asp?uri=2081&action=15&di=969&ext=pdf&view=yes N.J.S.A. 3B:12A-6(a) Appointment of caregiver as kinship legal guardian The Court makes the following considerations when determining whether to appoint the caregiver as kinship legal…
A custody hearing was conducted on April 13, 2007 to determine the custody of Anna Nicole Smith and Larry Birkhead’s baby, Dannielynn. The Court had unfortunately adjourned without a decision, and will resume in one week’s time. Despite this delay, Howard K. Stern reported that Mr. Birkhead is already doing…
The DNA results are in! On April 10, 2007, the paternity of little Dannielynn, daughter of the late Anna Nicole Smith has finally been proven, it’s Larry Birkhead. Mr. Birkhead emerged from the Bahamian closed-court hearing on April 10th, smiling proudly, pumping his fist, and throwing his hands in the…
In New Jersey, someone other than a child’s biological parent can be responsible for making child support payments. Specifically, under the doctrine of equitable estoppel, persons who are not the natural parents may have an obligation to support those children as to which they are in loco parentis. Ross v.…
The Star-Ledger reported yesterday that former New Jersey Governor, James E. McGreevey, who is in the midst of a divorce, has included among his request for relief the sole custody of the parties’ five year old daughter, Jacqueline. http://www.nj.com/starledger/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-11/11737647504550.xml&coll=1 The amended complaint seeks child support and provides Dina Matos McGreevey,…
Grandparents will only be given visitation against the wishes of a parent if they can prove by a preponderance of the evidence that such visitation is necessary to avoid harm to the child. Moriarty v. Bradt, 177 N.J. 84, 114-15 (2003). New Jersey Statute 9:2-7.1. Visitation rights for grandparents or…
Shortly after the distressing news of Anna Nicole Smith’s demise, the fight for baby Dannielynn continued on a shocking upward spiral. The potential father list has risen from two to five! As previously known, Howard K. Stern and Larry Birkhead were the alleged contenders. The paternity test was postponed from…
As the custodial parent you might think that since the children are under your care and control that as long as you provide them with a warm loving environment it does not matter whether you relocate to another state. This is not the case. New Jersey law prohibits a custodial…
http://www.childsupportweb.com Does it sound reasonable for a parent to seek a downward modification of his/her child support obligation when he/she has substantial assets sitting a 401(k) account that are not considered in the child support calculation? What about the child’s right to financial support? A party’s contribution into a 401(k)…