This issue is better addressed by an immigration attorney. The laws and regulations governing immigration into this country have changed significantly in the past year or so and an immigration lawyer able to answer your questions.

Not sure I understand your question but when a child support order is entered by the court and paid through the county probation department, if payments are not made, then periodically, the probation department will seek to have that amount of arrears reduced to judgement and it will show up as a... View More

You NEED to sit down with a certified divorce lawyer to explain to you the legal significance of the terms used in a custody and parenting time agreement / order. Please do not think that you can simply read the document and understand the meaning of those terms - too many people who come in for a... View More

Sounds like you need to sit down with a criminal law attorney immediately to discuss the totality of the circumstances presented. This is a setting where you need guidance from an experienced criminal law attorney to determine what path is best for you instead of simply waiting for criminal charges... View More

Your ex has court ordered physical custody of your daughter and there is an order in place giving you supervised parenting time with your daughter and the issue outstanding focuses on who is qualified to be the supervisor for your parenting time. Im guessing that the order for supervised parenting... View More

If you or your spouse filed a divorce or custody complaint with the court system in NJ, the document would have a docket number on it next to the caption starting with FM- or FD- ____. That is your case number and whenever you file anything with the court system, you must reference that docket... View More

You purchased a home in your name in 2001. To help with that purchase, your girlfriend put up money as well, which money presumably you never paid back. In 2017, your girlfriend had a stroke and is disabled as a result and requires assistance. Initially, she was in and out of 3 separate longer term... View More

I am going to presume that you have an existing probation department account elsewhere and your ex was obligated to pay his child support through that account.

Your ex was in arrears on his child support payments and owed you a lot of money.

You then moved to NJ 3 years ago, and... View More

Being a divorce lawyer for the past 36 years, my gut tells me that there is much more to this story then simply a fun project with your son, so my suggestion is that you schedule a consultation with a family law attorney to review your actions and the concerns voiced by your ex.

I had a... View More

If you have lived in New Jersey for more than 1 year, NJ can have jurisdiction over your divorce. My suggestion is to sit down with a divorce lawyer and discuss whether NJ is the best place for the divorce to take place or whether there are other options available to you.

Not sure what the outcome of your wife's domestic violence complaint was - but the outcome of that proceeding is critically important to the current status of your divorce matter and the status of your custody proceeding. If nothing else, you need to sit down with a family law specialist to... View More

The short answer is that not all states require divorce mediators to be accredited. In fact, New Jersey is one of those states where there currently are no licensing requirements to simply hang out a shingle claiming to be a credible Divorce Mediator.

Notwithstanding the lack of state... View More

If you have a valid pre-nuptial agreement, then you can modify its terms with a post nuptial agreement. But, if you do not have a valid pre-nuptial agreement, presume that your post nuptial agreement will be viewed as invalid.

That being said, I have drafted divorce settlement agreements... View More

Probably your best option is to sit down with a divorce lawyer and discuss your options to get your husband removed from the house / restraints on his contact with the children.

I dont know if any of the lawyers you met with for consultation purposes were specialists, but presumably during your consultation[s], you discussed your employment history, your husbands current employment setting and your employment potential to determine what your husbands support obligation... View More

If your spouse is refusing to provide you will support, you can file an application with the court for interim support. You can file it pro se and the intake person at the family court intake office can give you the forms to fill out. Fill out the information and then file your application. He will... View More

I have been a divorce lawyer for the past 36 years and it doesn't sound like the issue is the cost of the mediators involvement. Rather, it sounds like the issue is your husbands bullying and pressure tactics. The bigger problem for you is that mediation is a confidential process. The court... View More

The best way for you to decide on how to move forward constructively is to meet with a family law attorney - preferably a "certified matrimonial trial lawyer by the New Jersey Supreme Court", which is the designation given to only 2% of the lawyers in this state, who have demonstrated... View More

Look at the court order or the agreement you entered into with your spouse. In the document, it should spell out the commencement date of the payments ( either directly or through probation). If it is not clear to you, then reach out to your lawyer to ask for clarification.

If someone is required to be registered on the "child registry list", presumably there is a court order in place identifying the restrictions imposed on contact with children and who is qualified to supervise. Start with that document and also speak with the probation department officer... View More