When a couple comes to an agreement to terminate their marriage, getting a court to make it official usually is not an issue. Resolving the associated aspects of divorce is where it can get complicated. If you are seeking a divorce in Hunterdon County, the family law attorneys at The…
New Jersey, like most other states, takes the issue of child support seriously. There are processes in place to aid those seeking to collect child support and stiff penalties for those who fail to make their payments. If, after reading the following, you need a Hunterdon County lawyer to assist…
Sometimes things stand in the way of parents’ ability to raise their children – financial distress, illness, substance abuse – to name a few. When this happens, custody can be turned over to someone else: a grandparent, another relative or any trusted adult that has lived with the child. These…
The $46,000 per month in child support supermodel Linda Evangelista is seeking from the father of her four-year-old son may raise some eyebrows.(1) After all, that’s more than some people earn in a year. And the recent court order requiring actor Mel Gibson to pay his ex $750,000 over five…
What defines a parent? For some, parents are the people to whom you are born. Others define parents as those who raise and care for you as you grow. According to Merriam-Webster.com, both definitions are correct, (1) but what about the legal definition of parent? That’s a question the New…
For most people, a global positioning system — better known as a GPS — is a useful tool that can help keep them from getting lost, navigate detours, or find the quickest route between two points. These devices can also be used to track the movements of the vehicle in…
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled recently that parental rights cannot be terminated merely by a contract entered into by the parties involved, rather parental rights can be terminated only by State law under specific conditions. (1) This question arose in connection with a case of a single woman who…
While entertainment news headlines these days may be full of celebrities and politicians calling it quits on their marriages, divorce is a big step for most couples no matter what problems they may be facing. There can be any number of reasons why a couple in domestic turmoil may not…
In New Jersey when a child is given up for adoption, the rights of the biological parents are terminated at the end of the adoption process. What happens, however, to the rights of the child’s biological grandparents? Prior to the 1970’s, grandparents had no legal visitation rights. Then divorce rates…
Financing a higher education is a daunting task that has high school seniors from all walks vying for whatever tuition aid is available. Because need far exceeds availability these days, it is only logical that criteria for eligibility be set. But when a New Jersey teenager’s application for state aid…