If payment of child support is direct and your agreement says that child support ends upon graduation from college, then you should not need an order of the court.

Where you would need an order of the court, or a letter signed by your ex as to the termination date is when the probation... View More

Not an uncommon question today. Most people acknowledge that even after their child graduates from high school/college and goes into the workforce, they still need assistance from their parents, including continuing to keep them on their health insurance plan until their child turns 26. So even... View More

The county where the divorce judgment was entered.

Make sure you use the correct docket number on all pleadings filed and make sure that you send a duplicate copy of your application to your former spouse at the same time that you file with the court and make sure that you have proof of... View More

Your understanding of the decision in Kayahan is wrong. In that matter, the court said:

When an unemancipated child is over eighteen (18) years old, a court, may permit the non-custodial parent to pay part of his current child support obligation directly to the child.

You are not... View More

The answer is yes if your former spouse signs a letter in favor of the probation department confirming the date of your child's graduation from college and an acknowledgment that child support terminates upon that date. If your former spouse refuses/fails to sign same, how would the probation... View More

Defending against a domestic violence complaint is not a simple task and the information in the complaint is designed to educate you as to the scope of testimony she plans to present. If she did not include any information as to the prior yoga incident, then she could not testify as to it at trial... View More

My suggestion is that you meet with / retain a lawyer to take over the handling of your matter since I am not sure that you understand the legal significance of your actions or the court's response to it. You served discovery requests on the other side and presumably, they answered your... View More

This does not sound like a domestic violence type matter (unless you were involved with this person in a dating relationship or lived together) - so not sure what type of temp restraining order was obtained against you but if this person took your tools, I would speak with the police about filing a... View More

I gather you filed an application for modification and the other side failed to file timely opposition and then asked the court for a new date to be able to provide the court with new information. Unfortunately, this type of settling happens regularly, especially when the court has 2 pro se... View More

Under N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1(b), the following factors must be considered by the court in a grandparent visitation matter:

(1) The relationship between the child and the applicant;

(2) The relationship between each of the child's parents or the person with whom the child is residing... View More

From your submission, you already filed a domestic violence complaint against your ex for the recent text messages and presumably, the matter will go to trial, during which presumably your ex will attempt to use that text against you in trial. My suggestion is that you schedule a consultation with... View More

Maybe its time to retain a family law specialist and let the attorney file an application with the court to address your claims of her on going bad actions and ask the court for relief. It seems that your efforts to resolve the parenting time conflict with her is not working.

I'm sorry but this is not the type of matter our firm handles. Either you need to contact a lawyer who handles estate litigation or civil litigation (where you are seeking damages as a result of his actions).

There are too many complications to your story to give you a simple answer. You need to have a consultation with an experienced divorce lawyer to better understand your rights and potential problems. I would not consider moving out until you spoke with an experienced divorce lawyer, and he told you... View More

If you have a legal malpractice matter, you need to meet with a malpractice lawyer and provide him with the details. Meeting with a divorce lawyer at this point does not help you.

You have the ritght to reach out to the DCCP representative who is in charge of your matter. Speak with him / her and voice your concerns and let the rep speak to the foster parents about the details of this trip.

The difference between "sole custody" and "joint legal custody" is the obligation to discuss "major decisions affecting the children's health, education, and general welfare" - meaning if a doctor suggested that a child have surgery, should you be obligated to let... View More

You are probably not going to like my answer, but this is an example of where you need to spend the money to hire a competent divorce lawyer to review your file in its entirety and file an application with the court to correct your account, correct the claim of arrears and potentially close out... View More

It would be irresponsible for any family law attorney to attempt to give you an answer to your question in this forum. You need to schedule a consultation with a family law specialist to understand the legal ramifications of any change in the structure of your business organization.

I'm going to guess that the "event" is something special for the child/children and after the event his family is going out for dinner, and he wants the children to join them. The short answer is that your girlfriend needs to take the lead on this issue and if she does not want the... View More