Q: Are there exemptions from paying child support in NJ for persons whom are permanently disabled (brain injury)?
My aunt's husband took a bullet to the head and is now on permanent disability. He is not all there cognitively and he will end up receiving scrap money from disability. They are going to issue a warrant for his arrest and he will absolutely NOT survive if sent to prison. The man is not stable and takes 20 pills a day just to keep him at bay. We need to know if there is a way around this.
A: He ( and a guardian on his behalf) need to meet with a family law attorney immediately. Yes, there are provisions in the law to address an individual with legitimate disabilities and presumably, if he is disabled, his child[ren] are receiving benefits as well.
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