Child Custody

It’s not easy to go through a divorce, then immediately begin to share custody with your ex. After the emotional challenges brought by your divorce, the last thing you probably want to do is work closely with the other parent. However, if you decided to co-parent...

The way that the courtroom process is set up, it tends to pit one side against the other. This adversarial system may work well in many disputes. However, when it comes to child custody hearings, the courts here in New Jersey are like courts across the country in that...

One of the most important rights that a parent has is to have access to his or her children after a divorce. Custody is often one of the most complex and emotionally challenging issues for parents to navigate when ending a marriage, and one parent may be particularly...

Many aspects of daily life have changed dramatically over the last few months, and some even came to a standstill. Divorce cases started either at the time or shortly before the pandemic took the world by storm may finally be moving forward as parts of daily life...

When you finalized your divorce, it was based on the circumstances during that time. Like other New Jersey parents in your position, you most likely tried to anticipate as many scenarios as possible when creating your child custody agreement. However, circumstances...

There is nothing more important than the welfare of children. When New Jersey parents decide to divorce one of the major issues on the table is child custody. The ideal situation would be that the parents agree to all the particulars regarding their children, but...

Custody orders are in place to protect children and parental rights. They dictate with whom a child will live, whether a parent will have visitation, and who can make legal decisions for a child. They are legal orders with which parents must...

Adjusting to a custody and visitation plan can be a challenge for any New Jersey parent. But over time, it gets easier. The exchanges are more predictable; the acute negative feelings parents may have toward each other may subside; a child can settle into a new...

The United States is unquestionably different from other nations spanning the globe in myriad ways. The country’s racial and ethnic diversity is pronounced. Political views range broadly across a seemingly endless spectrum. The U.S. commands the world’s...

Last Sunday spelled the yearly shout out to dads from kids in New Jersey and across the country. The annual rite of Father’s Day has once again left many millions of American fathers with a new stockpile of belts, neckties, underwear and cordless drills.And it...