Deciding to separate from your spouse prior to or during divorce is a big decision. In situations involving domestic violence, the alleged offending spouse can be ordered to leave. But in most cases, one spouse or the other must make the decision to leave. You may wonder if there are consequences – especially regarding custody or […]
As I have said so many times before, every legal case is different and one cannot be compared to any other. The outcome of your friend or neighbor’s legal case is generally irrelevant to your own. However, in an effort to educate in a general sense, I offer the following fictional scenarios (with made-up names, of course) which may give the reader helpful information to […]
Halloween will be here before you know it. Many kids have already snagged the Party City catalog to scan the costume selection. If your kids are like mine, they’ve changed their mind on their costume three times already! Single or divorced parents may often wonder if their children would ever be able to come to their neighborhood on trick-or-treat […]
Its that time of year again… Back to School time. I know all of the teachers out there are groaning. But I think its fair to say that most people have fond memories of the excitement of early September. Parents take their kids shopping for new school clothes, many scour Pinterest for easy crockpot weeknight meals, […]
I recently attended a seminar on the use of electronic and social media in family law litigation. It is a very broad topic. There are many different subtopics of discussion. Today I will focus on the two categories that I see most often in my practice; the use of text messages as a means of […]
The term “parental alienation” has been tossed around for years. In New Jersey however, it is not a formally recognized cause of action. As recently as 2014 the New Jersey Appellate Division reversed a trial court for basing a custody determination on eight Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) criteria that the trial judge drew from […]
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