Not sure why your former spouse has agreed to now waive her claim to share in your retirement benefit but if she is willing to do so, you need to have an amendment drawn up to your settlement agreement reflecting the formal waiver of interest to share in the plan. Simply telling your plan admin at... View More

If you and your spouse have agreed to divorce and she has agreed to permit you to list and sell the house ( and potentially retain the proceeds from its sale), then you and she should enter into a written agreement formalizing all of the details of your divorce agreement, including the terms... View More

Im sorry by I am a New Jersey family law attorney and cannot give you advice on how to address an issue involving a dispute in Penn. Please direct your inquiry to a Penn lawyer.

Based on the limited information provided, I presume that you are in the process of a divorce or contemplating a divorce and trying to figure out whether a sitting NJ Superior Court family part judge is required to view the marriage as a sham as well for the legal issues presented / to be... View More

The first question is where is her mother? Presuming that her mother is not in the picture before you commit to taking your niece into your home, you need to have a heart to heart with her about the ground rules and your expectations of what you expect her to do while living in your home. I would... View More

You need to meet with a divorce lawyer now. Proceeding with a divorce by way of default has its complications especially since she was present in New Jersey after you filed for divorce and there are issues as to the distribution of assets, child support and custody of the children to be determined.

In your question, you state that you spoke with a lawyer, who told you that what your mother did was an invasion of privacy and potentially criminal as well.

You also state that you did your homework and are confident in the outcome of a lawsuit. against her for her actions.

If... View More

Proceeding with a default judgment application is not simple and if done wrong, you can end up wasting a tremendous amount of time and energy chasing your tail.

If you have filed a complaint for divorce and have asked your wife to sign the acknowledgement of service form and she refuses,... View More

Over the course of my career, I have taken close to a dozen cases back to court (post-divorce) to seek to set aside the support and or equitable distribution terms of their settlement agreements based on unconscionability and/or fraud. The most complicated matter was a case from a few years ago,... View More

Mother had been drinking and while intoxicated, mother and father had a fight, resulting in the police being called to your home. As a result of their observations/complaint by the father or another who was present, the mother was arrested - presumably for assault. I don't know if a domestic... View More

You need to meet with a family law attorney immediately. It sounds like your ex has forgotten the terms of your deal and since title is in her name alone, you have an uphill battle to prove any ownership interest. Presumably, you will need to file a lawsuit against her to assert various equitable... View More

I think what you are asking is whether your court order can require the school district to pick up / drop off your child at your bus stop on your parenting days and pick up / drop off your child at your ex's bus stop on his / her parenting days? My experience is that most (most if not all)... View More

As a result of your arrearage obligation, your driver's license was suspended. If you have been on a specific payment plan for an extended period of time and you are in compliance with your payment obligation (making every payment in a timely fashion with no missed payments), then you can... View More

You need to meet with a divorce and family law specialist or presumably, you will continue to go round and round with the legal process since you are not understanding the issues outstanding. There was an order outstanding for the payment of child support against you. That payment was to address... View More

My suggestion is that you speak with a criminal law attorney now since you are suggesting that the substance of your original police report and the contents of your domestic violence complaint may be false.

If you filed a domestic violence complaint based on a claim that your husband... View More

If you wish to proceed pro se, go down to the family intake office in the county courthouse in your county and ask for a pro se package - which will include a form complaint for divorce and instructions on filing. You can also go to the state judiciary website and search for the pro se package, and... View More

Ask a neutral 3rd party to go to your parent's home and have that person ask your parents to give him / her your mail. I presume that it is safe to say that you and your parents are not on good terms at present and have no intention of communicating with you or responding to your emails. If... View More

I presume you are planning to move out of state and looking to put in place a new parenting time plan? Easiest would be if your ex (primary custodial parent) is in agreement with your parenting time plan proposal after your move -f so, you and she can write out the plan identifying the pick up /... View More

I presume that your ex is the one who left for another state with your son? And I presume that he left to move to another state without a court order or written agreement with you permitting him to move to another state with your son? If nothing else, his actions (if done without a court order or... View More

I mean no disrespect but I'm not sure I understand the question. At the time of the birth of your grandchild, your daughter was a teenager and because your grandchild was on the spectrum, you handled a tremendous amount of the day-to-day responsibilities of raising your grandchild and you have... View More