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Further Discussion Regarding Grandparent Visitation in New Jersey
Prophetically, Karen Willitts in her blog on January 3, 2014 entitled “Grandparent Visitation in New Jersey”, discussed the state of our law as it relates to the rights of grandparents to seek...
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New Jersey Appellate Division Further Examines the Issue of Inconvenient...
In a recently published opinion, dated February 19, 2014, the Appellate Division analyzed and reversed a trial court’s decision declining to exercise jurisdiction pursuant to New Jersey’s version of...
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New Jersey Appellate Division Clarifies the Standard for Courts to Apply When...
On July 28, 2014, the New Jersey Appellate Division approved for publication the case of R.K. v. F.K. (Docket No. A-4165-11T4), which further clarified the issue of how courts in New Jersey are to...
View ArticleAppellate Division Clarifies the Standard to be Applied When Considering...
On August 6, 2014, the Appellate Division published the decision in KAF v. DLM., in which the Court clarified the standard that family courts are to apply when considering applications by a third party...
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New Opinion Addresses Divorced Parents’ Disputes Over Choice of Preschool
In yet another recently published decision, in Madison v. Davis decided on June 18, 2014, the Honorable Lawrence R. Jones, J.S.C., sitting in the Family Division of Ocean County, tackled a novel issue...
View ArticleDivorce Means Creation of New Holiday Traditions
We all look forward to the holiday season. Traditions developed around holidays build a collective family memory that binds us together uniquely and permanently. We bring the traditions we learn in our...
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Custody Dispute Crackdown…
The Appellate Division recently handed down a clear and unambiguous message to triall courts and litigators alike regarding custody disputes and how they should be handled procedurally, regardless of...
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Appellate Division Affirms Decision to Deny Modification of Joint Legal...
On January 12th 2015, the Appellate Division published its opinion in the case of Costa v. Costa. In Costa, the parties were married in 1994 and divorced in 2006. They had two children together, one...
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Sorry Dad, Girls Just Want to Have Fun: New Jersey Superior Court Judge Rules...
Parental disagreements as to a child’s upbringing are probably about as old as humankind. Nowhere are these conflicts more prevalent than in today’s modern society where children are bombarded with...
View ArticleFamily Court Considers Whether to Enforce Restraints on a Child’s Exposure to...
Frequently, clients come to me complaining that their spouse or partner is exposing their children to dating relationships or conversely ask what should be their response to a spouses objection....
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What’s In a Name? Should Children Be Prohibited From Calling Their...
You know the song: “Here’s the story … of lovely lady …who is bringing up three very lovely girls. . . Here’s the story of a man named Brady who was raising three boys of his own. . . .” Most of us...
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New Jersey Appellate Division Applies the Fugitive Disentitlement Doctrine to...
Earlier this month, the New Jersey Appellate Division took up the issue of whether or not a litigant living as a fugitive outside the United States has standing to challenge a default judgment entered...
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Psychological Parents and Tri-Parenting Relationships
In a recently published decision, D.G. and S.H. v. K.S., FD-1386-14S, the Honorable Stephanie M. Wauters, J.S.C., issued what could prove to be a groundbreaking decision as the definition of family...
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New Jersey Appellate Division Vacates Trial Court’s Orders Denying Father...
The 18th century educational writer, W.E. Hickson, is credited with popularizing the proverb: “’Tis a lesson you should heed: Try, try, try again. If at first you don’t succeed, Try, try, try again.”...
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Fight Club: What You Can Learn From Angelina Jolie’s and Brad Pitt’s Long...
On September 20, 2016, the Internet was buzzing with reports of Angelina Jolie-Pitt filing for divorce from her long time partner of twelve years and husband of two years, Brad Pitt. The demise of...
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Divorce is No Laughing Matter – For Children
A new situation comedy is about to premier on HBO simply titled “Divorce” starring Sarah Jessica Parker, who also serves as an executive producer. We all know that divorce is a serious, life-altering...
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Words Matter: Common Misconceptions
I was at a social event recently. A woman attending that event, after learning that I was a divorce attorney, came up to me. She told me that her ex-husband had just filed court papers seeking to...
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New Jersey Family Court Addresses Jurisdiction Dispute in Post-Judgment...
Earlier this month, a March, 2017 written opinion by family court judge the Honorable Russell J. Passomano, J.S.C. was approved for publication in the matter of BG-v-LH (FM-07-468-13). In this...
View ArticleNew Jersey Appellate Division Bars the Requirement for a Parent to Admit a...
On August 15, 2017, the New Jersey Appellate Division approved for publication the decision in the matter of E.S. v. H.A (A-3230-14T2 and A-3256-14T2), in which the Appellate Division addressed whether...
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Implications of Including Grandparent Visitation Clause in a Settlement...
In the case of Slawinski v. Nicholas, 448 N.J. Super. 25 (App. Div. 2016), the Appellate Division addressed a dispute involving parents who entered into a consent order establishing rights to...
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