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Month: December 2015

Visitation And Parenting Plans In New Jersey

When a couple with children divorces, it is common for there to be disagreements related to when a child stays with each parent. In particular, special occasions and holidays, such as Christmas or the child’s birthday, are times when both parents are determined to have the child stay with them. Parenting plans can help individuals […]

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Indigent Mother Fights To Retain Parental Rights

On Dec. 21, the state Supreme Court in New Jersey announced that it will hear a case in April 2016 concerning a woman whose child was placed with a foster family and kept there due to the woman’s poverty. The child has special needs, and in 2012, the woman took her daughter to the Children’s […]

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Understanding How Bankruptcy Affects Divorce

Many New Jersey marriages falter due to financial problems. When people who are in this situation want to seek a divorce as well as file for bankruptcy, they should be careful about the order in which they proceed. There are several different scenarios that can affect the filing order for these two types of matters. […]

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Going Out Of State With A Child After A Divorce

When two divorced parents have a child custody order in place, there may be stipulations in the order about taking the child out of their state of residence. The custody order might expressly allow or prohibit a parent from taking the child out of state or say nothing at all about out-of-state trips. If a […]

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Domestic Violence And Mass Shootings

New Jersey residents may not realize that women in the United States are 11 times more likely to be killed by a firearm than those in other countries. The availability of guns and the lack of strict gun laws are believed to be connected to the prevalence of guns and domestic violence. While most people […]

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