In all fifty states in the country, grandparents have a right to ask a family law judge to grant them visitation time with their grandchildren. The applicable New Jersey statute allows both the grandparents and the siblings of children living in New Jersey to file a visitation application. As is the case in child custody […]

One of the most frequently asked questions relative to child support (other than “how much will child support be?”), is whether there is a relationship between parenting time and child support. The answer to this question varies. There is a credit received for overnight parenting time in the Child Support Guidelines. As a result, if […]

By: Robert A. Bianchi, Esq. (Morris County Prosecutor, 2007-2013)David J. Bruno, Esq., PartnerBrielle M. Perelli, Esq., Associate Attorney I have been practicing criminal law for over 25 years. I am certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Certified Criminal Trial Attorney, and have had the honor to serve as the Morris County Prosecutor […]

New Jersey’s Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991 specifies 14 prohibited criminal acts, one or more of which constitutes an act of domestic violence if perpetrated by an adult or emancipated minor upon someone with whom they are in a relationship. The acts include actual or threatened emotional, physical and economic abuse ranging from […]

A domestic violence case in Saddle Brook has created controversy over a person’s right to own guns. After responding to a domestic dispute call involving a 64-year-old women and her 65-year-old husband on Aug. 8, they asked the man if he had any firearms. When police learned that the man did have firearms in his […]

It is not uncommon for one person in a married couple to handle the household finances. In the event of a divorce, this person often has an advantage over their partner. Due to a lack of knowledge or experience, some spouses in New Jersey make significant mistakes during a divorce that could have long-term financial […]

Stepparents in New Jersey who have bonded with a child but who do not have blood ties or who have not gone through adoption process may still have the ability to seek certain rights regarding the child in family court. In a recent case, a stepmother who helped raise an 18-month-old boy with her domestic […]

Child support in New Jersey is calculated in accordance with certain guidelines based on income and the child’s needs. The amount of time that a child receives support is also related to the child’s needs. For example, child support generally lasts until the child reaches the age of 18, but if the child requires support […]

New Jersey celebrity watchers may be interested to learn that Terrence Howard, who was ordered to pay his third ex-wife $325,000 in spousal support, has asked the judge to throw out the settlement. According to the report, Howard claimed that he was blackmailed into paying the support even though he knew that he could not […]

Partners Laurie L. Newmark and John E. Clancy will be scheduled to argue a matter before the N.J. Supreme Court in its next term in the matter of Major v. Maguire n/k/a DiLiberto in favor of Grandparent Visitation.  Certiorari has been granted in the matter, and the outcome is likely to have a lasting effect as to […]