If you are a single parent it may be difficult to obtain a passport for your child. This difficulty is only exacerbated when you do not know where the child’s other parent is located. Generally, the State Department requires both parents to sign an application for a child’s passport. When one parent is missing and […]

There has been an ongoing debate over the policy of sending parents in New Jersey to jail for failing to make child support payments. Proponents of the jail time incentive say that it is an effective way to get noncustodial parents to pay the back child support that they owe. People who disagree with sending […]

New Jersey residents who are divorcing may want to think about updating important personal documents with their new status. This includes changing any beneficiary designations, which must be done separately from rewriting a will. When this change should be made depends upon individual circumstances. An individual who is planning to file for divorce but hasn’t […]

As many New Jersey parents know, staying involved in their children’s lives is an important issue after a divorce. Child custody will often involve visitation plans that are approved by the court. Some noncustodial parents hoping to share more fully in their child’s life are asking that virtual visitation be incorporated in the parental custody […]

When a New Jersey couple decides to divorce, they will have to deal with splitting up their assets, which is a process that can be contentious regardless of the age of the spouses. However, for older couples, especially those nearing retirement, property division can have an even bigger financial impact, since there is less time […]

While everyone is entitled to a divorce in famly court, whether the other party consents or not, according to Halakha, Jewish law, a Get can only be secured with the cooperation of the Husband. Obtaining a Get in family court can be very difficult, and will depend on the judge in the case and the Ketubah.  It […]