Breaking the news of divorce to your children can be one of the hardest aspects of your marriage dissolution. This is especially true if you’ve successfully shielded your children from your marital disharmony. As you prepare to talk to your children about your...
Year: 2023
Three ways to block the prosecution’s evidence
If you’ve been charged with a criminal offense, then you might be worried that the evidence against you is insurmountable. As a result, you might find yourself in a spiral of worry, concerned about the penalties that could befall you. While these are legitimate...
Six errors the police frequently make in criminal investigations
Although law enforcement officers receive extensive training to learn how to carry out their job duties while obeying the law and protecting citizens’ rights, they make mistakes all the time that threaten individuals with wrongful conviction. If you’re in that...
Here’s why you need to know about jury selection
There are a lot of moving parts in a criminal case, and you have to adequately address each one of them if you want to maximize your chances of beating the prosecution. Although that means gathering evidence that supports your position and pokes holes in the...
Can I ask for a change to our child support order?
Family court judges apply formulas and guidelines under New Jersey law when they create a child support order. The formulas are based on the child's needs and the parents' ability to pay. In other words, a parent who has a high-paying job will likely end up paying...
How not to act during your divorce
Divorce is never easy. Even when you and your spouse agree it’s the best decision and maintain a mutual respect and amicable relationship with each other, you are still likely to experience emotions such as sadness, guilt or a sense of failure. These emotions are...
How legalization of marijuana affects police searches
People in New Jersey are protected from unreasonable searches of the their person and property. What is reasonable depends on the circumstances though. As many people may have found, one of the reasons police can search people and vehicles is if they have probable...
Child support payments in New Jersey
If you are going through a divorce or separation, you may wonder how child support payments are calculated. Child support payments are determined by the New Jersey Child Support Guidelines, which are based on the income shares model. The Guidelines use a series of...
Summer custody and its challenges
Divorced or separated New Jersey parents may face custody challenges during their first summer apart. New Jersey courts assume that a shared custody schedule is in a child’s best interest, but sometimes that is not practical during the school year. Therefore, it is...
An overview of New Jersey spousal support
In New Jersey, spousal support is an obligation of one spouse to provide financial support to the other spouse after a divorce or legal separation. It is also sometimes called alimony. Spousal support overview Spousal support is meant to ensure that the lower...