It depends. Was the pension distributed in your Marital Settlement Agreement or Judgment of Divorce? Did you have a QDRO prepared after your divorce, to divide your interest in the pension? Did the pension plan allow for a beneficiary in case of his death? Did your ex-spouse select a pension option... Read more »

On the simple assault case that is a criminal matter against your husband, you are not the plaintiff. Criminal matters are between the State and defendants, so the matter should be entitled: The State of New Jersey v. Your Husband. Those matters are prosecuted by state prosecutors. You will be a... Read more »

You would really be assisted by hiring an attorney here. An attorney could record everything into a martial settlement agreement as your proposal, submit that agreement to the other party who would be invited to review it with her own attorney, and then once it is signed you would just put through... Read more »

Tell him to retain a qualified family law attorney:

N.J.S.A. 9:2-2 states the following:

When the Superior Court has jurisdiction over the custody and maintenance of the minor children of parents divorced, separated or living separate, and such children are natives of this State, or... Read more »

Alimony can be suspended or terminated in the event that the recipient is cohabitating with someone in a relationship akin to marriage. These are complex cases that require a careful approach. Your brother should have a consultation with a qualified matrimonial attorney immediately.

As his father, of course you have legal standing to bring a request to modify custody and parenting time to the Court - but your questions really isn't about legal standing. You want to know whether you will be successful against a stubborn adversary who isn't willing to see things the... Read more »

Typically a child remains unemancipated for support purposes if he/she is a full time college student until age 23. Often child support is recalculated around the time a child lives away at college on campus, as the child support guidelines only apply to children residing at home with a parent.... Read more »

You either need the written consent of the other parent, or a court order permitting you to relocate with the child out of state. If you don't have the other parent's consent, then I strongly suggest you consult with a qualified family law attorney.

Child support is the right of the child, not "the money hungry Ex." That said, child support is driven by income, not assets. If the money you made from the stock market were to factor into a child support calculation, a reasonable rate of income derived from the investment of those gains... Read more »

I think I understand your question to mean that you have been raising the child of your significant other for some time, and now you are facing a situation in which your significant other may pass away. Your question is highly complex, and a lot would depend on whether the other parent of the child... Read more »

It depends on what may be stated in your settlement agreement or judgment of divorce. I recommend that you bring your divorce documents to a qualified family law attorney to review and advise of your options.

https://www.njcourts.gov/forms/10483_post_jdg_kit.pdf

It's impossible to give you advice about your situation in this type of forum. Family law attorneys see a whole spectrum of broken family dynamics. In some cases, children have legitimate fear of one parent for legitimate reasons. In other cases, children pick up cues and/or are manipulated by... Read more »

The problem is what is in her request for judgment and whether you have all potential disputes resolved. If you have any outstanding disputes (child custody/support, alimony, equitable distribution of assets and/or debts), then you have to be very, very careful about what you sign. You should... Read more »

There is no particular "legal" way to decline the request. I would just recommend keeping any communication that you have with her (which you are not required to have in the first place) as short and simple as possible, without any judgmental or confrontational statements.

If the case is being administrated by the probation department, there is supposed to be issued documents prior to the child's 18th birthday asking the custodial parent for documentation of college enrollment, or other information that would continue child support beyond the child's 18th... Read more »

Until you have a new order, the outstanding order is in effect. The jurisdiction of which court would be the right forum to modify your custody order would depend on where you, the mother of the child, and the child presently resides. If you need to update the order or don't know if you need... Read more »

This is a non-exclusive list of the factors the family court is supposed to consider when faced with this issue:

(1) whether the parent, if still living with the child, would have contributed toward the costs of the requested higher education;

(2) the effect of the background,... Read more »

I would reach out to an attorney who handles estates matters. I sounds like your son's estate probably has a claim against his former spouse for the funds that were supposed to be transferred to him pursuant to the divorce decree.

I don't understand the part of your question... Read more »

Contact the Surrogate’s Office of the county where the deceased person lived.