Imagine the joy of being a first-time parent with your spouse. Now imagine that happiness coming crashing down because the state doesn’t believe you and your spouse are good enough parents because you are both disabled. Or imagine divorcing a non-disabled spouse and your disability being held against you in a child custody determination. A […]

With as many as one in four women having reported experiencing domestic violence in their lifetime it is a prevalent problem that requires as much knowledge as possible. In the United States, there are more than 5 million women who are subjected to physical violence by their boyfriends or husbands every year. It can be […]

New Jersey was hit hard by Superstorm Sandy and if the effects are anything like what Hurricane Katrina had on New Orleans, New Jersey families will be experiencing a rough time ahead. A natural disaster such as Hurricane Sandy can indeed have a profound impact on a family in a variety of ways, including putting […]

As many New Jersey parents may know, after the parents of a child split up, the ensuing custody battle can extend far beyond the initial divorce decree. But even when there is no divorce involved, if the parents lock in their legal rights to parent the child, any requests to move that child may have […]

A New Jersey father questioned the paternity of his child and took his case all the way to the state’s Supreme Court in order to get a ruling on his request to have the child’s paternity genetically tested. The case comes from Morris County divorce and resulted in a 5-1 decision by the court. The […]

When a mother fled the United States with her three children, she most likely did not realize that one day her life story would be portrayed in a documentary about divorce, child custody and domestic abuse. However, hoping to bring these types of issues into the public eye, one producer released “No Way Out But […]

When a court orders child support payments and those payments go unmet, the court can issue a contempt order and ultimately an arrest warrant for the delinquent parent. That appears to be the case for two New Jersey men who were recently arrested for not paying child support. It is important to note in light […]

Incidents of murder involving domestic violence are on the rise around the country, including New York City and New Jersey. Some cities, counties and communities are reporting as much as a 25 percent increase, making it much more common than many people may realize. Oftentimes starting a divorce proceeding or the initiation of the breakup […]

New Jersey residents may remember reports of one of the most contentious high asset divorce cases in recent history, if not one of the largest ever involving Frank and Jamie McCourt. Now the ex-wife of the former owner of the Dodgers professional baseball team recently filed a motion asking a court to set aside the […]

A Norwegian study recently released some findings that may be surprising to many New Jersey couples – specifically, that couples who share household cleaning duties actually have higher divorce rates than couples in which women shouldered the majority of household duties. The study, which reviewed data from thousands of Norwegian adults from 2007-2008, discovered that […]