Divorce Law FAQ’s

Divorce Law FAQ’s

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• Alimony Reduction Based on Disability
• Alimony Reduction Motions are Decided on a Case-by-Case Basis
• All About NJ Family Court Motions
• Amending Domestic Violence Complaints
• An Info Guide on Determining Child Support
• An Intro Guide on Divorce and Separation
• Appealing an Alimony Award
• A Guide to the Grounds for Divorce in New Jersey
• A Military Divorce Guide
• Ability to Pay Hearings
• Adoption Info Guide
• Adultery and Alimony
• Alimony
• Alimony Reduction
• Alimony Reduction Based on Cohabitation
• An Info Guide For Unmarried Couples
• Annulment FAQ’s
• Appeals and Divorce
• Asset Tracing
• Are anti-lepis clauses legally enforceable?
• Basic Weapon Issues in a Domestic Violence Case
• Blocking a Divorce
• Can You File a Case for a Legal Separation in New Jersey?
• Can I move out of New Jersey with my child(ren)?
• Can I reopen my divorce case?
• Can my marriage be annulled?
• Car Loans and Divorce
• Change of the Child’s Surname
• Child Custody and Religion
• Child Removal Issues
• Child Support
• Child Support Arrears
• Child Support Arrears and Credit Reports
• Child Support in Cases of Underemployment and Unemployment
• Child Support: Making sure that child support gets paid
• Cohabitation Agreements
• Cohabitation Agreements are Becoming an Explosive Trend
• Collecting Alimony and Arrears by Seizing Pension and Retirement Accounts
• College Saving Plans and Divorce
• Conditional Gifts
• Contempt for Failure to Pay for Child Support
• Credit Cards and Divorce
• Custody and Marital Fault
• Custody and Visitation Rights
• Death and Divorce
• Defending Against Alimony Reduction/Termination Motions
• Defense of Domestic Violence Cases
• Determining Alimony in Mid-Length Marriages
• Determining Income for Purposes of Child Support
• Determining Child Support in High Income Cases
• Dissipation of Marital Asset(s) Claims
• Dissolving a Domestic Violence Restraining Order
• Divorce and the Martial Home
• Divorce From Bed and Board
• Divorce From Bed and Board and Health Insurance
• Divorce Residency Requirements
• Divorce Settlements are Not Always Written in Stone
• Does a career change constitute a “change of circumstance” to justify a reduction in child support and/or alimony?
• Does income averaging work when determining alimony?
• Domestic Violence
• Domestic “Contretemps” Are Not Domestic Violence
• Domestic Violence and Child Custody Implications
• Don’t File Your Divorce as an Airhead
• Don’t Hide Your Assets During Your Divorce
• Don’t Let Your Divorce Ruin Your Credit Report!
• DYFS Cases
• Emancipation
• Emancipation Because of Poor Grades
• Emancipation Motions and Middlesex County College
• Enforcement of Settlement Agreements
• Enforcement of Alimony
• Enforcing Court Orders
• Engagement Rings and Divorce
• Equitable Distribution
• Equitable Distribution – Gifts and Loans From Parents in Divorce
• Extending The Length of Alimony
• Extra Child Support for the Special Needs Child
• Family Law and Bankruptcy
• Family Law and the New Bankruptcy Code
• Family Offenses in the Municipal Court
• FERPA  and College Contribution
• Filing Joint Tax Returns
• Foreclosures and Job Loss are Making Alimony Difficult to Determine
• Grandparent Visitation Rights
• Health Insurance and Divorce
• Helpful Tips on Separation Agreements
• Home Computers, E-mails and Divorce
• Hot Tips on Emancipation
• How Does the Family Court Determine Alimony?
• How to Avoid the Payment of College Costs
• How to Defend Against a DV Charge Based on the Grounds of Harassment
• How to Discover Hidden Assets
• How to Fight an International Removal Case
• How to Fight a New Jersey Removal Case
• Immigration and Divorce
• Immigration and Spousal Support: Will the affidavit of support haunt me?
• Imputing Income For Child Support
• Increasing Support Based on Increased Earnings, Financial Windfalls and a Parent’s Good Fortune
• Increasing the Length of Limited Duration Alimony
• Inheritances and Divorce
• Interference with Visitation
• Interstate Child Support Cases
• Irreconcilable Differences – New Jersey’s Version of a No-Fault Divorce
• Is the GPS Tracking of a Cheating Spouse an Invasion of Privacy?
• Is there still a legal right to have a triennial of review of child support?
• Joint Accounts and Divorce
• Keeping Separate Property After You Get Married
• Law Enforcement Officers and D.V. Charges
• Marital Fault and Misconduct
• Marital Torts
• More on the Payment of College Costs
• Motions For Reconsideration
• Name Changes in Family Court
• New Jersey Divorce Guide
• New Jersey Divorce Jurisdiction for Aliens
• Parents Living in Different States
• Passport Disasters Created by Child Support Arrears
• Paternity
• Paying Extra Child Support
• Paying Support for a Child(ren) Once They Turn 18
• Payment of College Costs
• Payment of Medical Expenses for the Children
• Post-judgment motions
• Post-nuptial Agreements
• Premarital Assets are not Always Excluded
  from Equitable Distribution
• Pre-owned and Inherited Assets
• Prenuptial Agreements
• Prenuptial Agreements for Seniors
• Protecting Family Heirlooms and Other Assets in a Divorce
• Recognition of Foreign Country Divorce Judgments
• Reducing Alimony Because of Disability / Illness
• Reducing Alimony Based on Loss of Employment or Reduced Earnings
• Reducing Child Support and Alimony Because of the the Recession
• Reducing Child Support in these Hard Economic Times
• Reducing/Terminating Alimony Based on the Grounds of Inheritance
• Registering an Out of State Child Support Order
• Removing a Spouse from the Martial Home
• Retroactive College Contribution
• Retirement and Alimony
• School Law and Divorce
• Sealing the Record of Your Divorce Case
• Seizing Your Tax Refund to Pay for Child Support Arrears
• Separation Agreements
• Settlement Agreements on the Issue of College Contribution
• Seven Tips for Trying to Reduce Alimony in this Economic Meltdown
• Should I be awarded permanent alimony or limited duration alimony?
• Social Media and the Family Court
• Social Security Benefits and Child Support
• Sole Custody versus Joint Custody
• Some Helpful Advice on Reducing Alimony
• Some Helpful Tips on Reducing Your Child Support/Alimony Payments in these Hard Times
• Spying On Your Spouse
• Tax Consequences of Alimony
• The Divorce Discovery Process
• The Grounds for Divorce in New Jersey
• The Bad Economy is Forcing Many Divorced Spouses to Try to Reduce Their Alimony and Child Support Payments.
• The New Jersey Divorce Process in the Real World
• The Enforcement of Mediation Agreements
• The Enforcement of Out-of-State Restraining Orders
• The Five Types of Alimony
• The Terminal Date For Equitable Distribution
• The Two Types of Divorces in New Jersey
• Third Party Custody Cases
• Transferring Premarital Assets to Joint Names but Without Donative Intent
• Unmarried Relationships
• Violating a Restraining Order
• When Should You File a Motion for College Contribution?
• Winning an Emancipation Motion
• What Constitutes Full-Time College Enrollment/Attendance?
• What are the Different Types of Alimony in New Jersey?
• What are the eight major steps to determine child support?
• What is a plenary hearing and when is one required?
• What is an Appeal All About?
• What is the Early Settlement Program (ESP) all about?
• When does permanent alimony ever end?
• Which spouse is entitled to claim the dependency exemption(s)?
• Who should pay for the cost of college?
• Wiretapping and Divorce
• You’re Not Finished: Fifteen Post-Divorce Tasks You Can’t Blow Off