What Happens If Your Ex-Spouse Fails to Pay Child Support?

March 31, 2021

Divorce and Child Support Attorneys in New Jersey and Passaic County, including Wayne, Clifton, Little Falls, West Milford, and Woodland Park Raising a child requires both parents to become involved in any and all decisions surrounding the child’s wellbeing, from the moment they decide to become a family. Child support would become an active variable for one of the parties if the parents decide to divorce. What Does Child Support Cover? Child support is a recurrent, continuous payment made by […]

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How Much Does a Divorce Really Cost?

March 4, 2021

Few would dispute that the cost of divorce is high. It is a cost that is paid financially and emotionally by couples, their children, and their families. It’s no secret that divorce in New Jersey is an expensive undertaking. Even when a separating couple is on amicable terms and works together to expedite the process, the costs can pile up. Read on to learn more about what expenses are foreseeable in a divorce proceeding and how you can lower the […]

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Parental Alienation: 10 Signs Your Ex May Be Turning Your Child Against You

February 23, 2021

Parental Alienation: What You Can Do to Fight It in New Jersey Child custody disputes, in addition to divorce, civil union dissolution, and child support matters, have the ability to bring out the worst in individuals. Such high-conflict situations can lead to significantly more contentious litigation, even among unmarried parents, who also struggle with one parent’s attempts to turn a child against the other parent. A previous article referred to this psychological form of abuse as parental alienation. During such […]

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Updating Custody Agreements based on Covid-19 Pandemic

February 2, 2021

What is the difference between a Covid-19 Contract and an amended Parenting Time Agreement, and what would each include? Throughout 2020 and into 2021, co-parents have had to exercise a great deal of patience, flexibility, and communication to navigate their custody arrangements and parenting time agreements in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. While the recommendation was to maintain legally-established custody and parenting time arrangements as much as possible, it has been difficult to downright impossible to do so safely […]

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How is a Court Proceeding Initiated, and What is Default?
Posted in: Divorce Family Law

What constitutes default once divorce complaint is formally entered?

January 10, 2021

A court proceeding is officially initiated when someone files a complaint with the court. A complaint is a legal document formally entered into the court record that provides the reasons the filer, or plaintiff, believes that they have sufficient evidence for legal action to be brought against the person against whom the complaint is filed (called the defendant), which would result in some financial or other compensation. Multiple complaint forms are filed depending on the nature of the complaint (for […]

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