In the recent child relocation court case of Bisbing vs. Bisbing, decided on August 8, 2017, the New Jersey Supreme Court overturned a 16-year-old precedent that was used to determine if primary custodial parents could relocate with their children to another state despite the alternate custodial parents’ objections. Prior to this new ruling, primary custodial parent […]
On February 1, 2017, the New Jersey child support statute “Termination of Obligation to Pay Child Support” went into effect. Governor Chris Christie signed the statute into law on January 19, 2016 and the new statute will affect all orders issued before and after the February 1 effective date. A child’s 18th birthday is considered the legal age […]
In New Jersey if an order for child support payable through the New Jersey probation department, but is not being enforced because your ex lives out of state, you could seek to have child support enforced by the New Jersey probation department through the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act or (UIFSA). Enforcing a New Jersey child support […]
When a couple divorces and there are children involved, determining child support is one of the most important issues that the couple must address. Because the final support award is based on the income of both parents, both parties must understand what funds are legally considered income and which ones are not. Federal law states that the definition […]
A common and appropriate concern that matrimonial attorneys hear from their payor clients that comes up in a post-judgment situation is how to ensure that the child support that is paid to the custodial parent is actually being used for the child’s benefit. This concern becomes even more salient when the child is at the […]
In New Jersey, going away to college constitutes a change in circumstances that warrants a change in child support. In 2012, Jacoby v. Jacoby stated that the expenses of attending college away from home need to be considered on a case by case basis. The Court stated there are many different expenses to be considered for a college […]
New Jersey – Governor Chris Christie Signs Into Law a Bill That Establishes When Child Support Ends On January 19, 2016, the Governor signed A3136 into law, which now provides that a child will be automatically emancipated upon reaching the age of 19 unless the custodial parent moves to act. Up to this point, a […]
If you are experiencing financial difficulty, and you have a substantial child support obligation, you may have questions about whether or not a Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition can help you minimize or manage that debt. The simple answer is not directly—a child support arrearage may not be discharged in a bankruptcy filing. In addition, […]
The term “Deadbeat Dad” has been around for a while, a negative description of non-custodial fathers who fail to pay child support to their ex-spouses. However, as more and more women have been ordered to pay support, and some have failed to do so, the term has evolved to “deadbeat parents.” The description “Deadbeat” has actually been […]
The short and simple answer to this question is that in most cases a non-custodial parent will not be required to pay additional child support for the children’s extra-curricular activities since the basic child support award under the New Jersey Child Support Guidelines takes such expenses into consideration when child support is calculated. In fact, the basic child […]
