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A remarriage or new baby can reshape your household, especially when you already have a child support order from a previous relationship. You may wonder how these new circumstances could affect your existing payments. New Jersey's child support rules account for...
Raising a child comes with emotional and financial responsibilities. If you are paying child support, you may wonder whether that gives you certain or automatic rights to see or spend time with your child. Child support is about meeting your child’s financial needs....
Your neighbor went through a divorce and "lost everything." Your colleague's ex-wife "took him to the cleaners." These stories spread like wildfire, creating a narrative that divorce equals financial ruin for one party. Before you let these cautionary tales dictate...
If you’re planning to seek child support and/or alimony (“spousal maintenance”) in your divorce, you likely know that both spouses’ incomes are key factors in determining how much one spouse owes the other. Courts consider more than simply current income. They also...
Child support orders are legally binding. Parents must stick to the arrangement set by the courts. However, circumstances change, and the New Jersey family courts know this. Consequently, they may approve child support modifications under certain conditions. Here are...
Even if spouses decide to end their marriage, they continue to have an obligation to provide financial support to their children. The court gives utmost importance to the child’s best interest, ensuring that the child receives adequate support for their sustenance and...
Although child support and custody are handled in different areas of New Jersey courts, they are closely related. When you are divorcing or separating from your co-parent, custody is typically your main priority. Custody in New Jersey is based on the best interest of...
Not every relationship ends on an amicable note. If you and your partner were never married but had a child together, animosity from the break-up can spill over into questions about the child’s paternity that arise when the mother wants to seek child support, or the...
Like most other states, New Jersey allows one divorced spouse to seek alimony from the other spouse. Alimony may also be called spousal support. Alimony is a regular or even one-time payment that is designed to make sure that both spouses can come out of a divorce...
As any single New Jersey parent knows, raising a child is costly. A child support order setting up regular payments from the other parent allows a parent to adequately provide for their child. Child support payments are based on the income of each parent and several...