Everyone has heard Pat Benatar’s famous hit “Love is a Battlefield”. No place is that more true that in a custody dispute. A parent’s love for their child is one of the most powerful, visceral emotions there is. There is a reason that phrases like “Going Mama Bear” or “Going Papa Bear” exist. Google “MamaRead more
The United States Supreme Court rarely weighs in on the topic of special education, which is largely regarded as a state or local issue, and even more rarely issues a unanimous decision redefining an existing standard. That is exactly what happened, however, in the March, 2017 decision of Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District. Read more
In one of the biggest custody cases handed down in years, the New Jersey Supreme Court today in Jaime Taormina Bisbing v. Glenn R. Bisbing, III introduced a new standard for parents seeking relocation with children out of the state of New Jersey. Read more
Often times, a custodial parent wants to move out of state with their children for various reasons, a job opportunity, a new relationship, etc. In the State of New Jersey it is important to know that a parent cannot move out of state without prior Court approval or the consent of the other parent. ThisRead more
I was recently in Court waiting to be heard when a client and I overheard a very unhappy gentleman complaining loudly that family law favors women and men don’t stand a chance.From what we heard, he was upset that one of his children was being emancipated, but that his remaining child support obligation for theRead more
The N.J. Child Support Guidelines were not designed to deal with true shared parenting situations, and there is no simple answer to the question of how (or if) to apply guidelines in this increasingly common situation. The New Jersey Court Rules create a presumption that the guidelines should be used unless there is a goodRead more
The events and attendant feelings that lead a couple to divorce can often be traumatic. After a divorce, families are left with the challenge of moving forward through a difficult time of transition. In his book Anna Karenina, Tolstoy famously wrote that “happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its ownRead more
