Understanding Visitation Rights After a Divorce in Freehold
Divorce is a life-changing event that significantly impacts all parties involved, especially when children are in the picture. One of the critical aspects of settling a divorce involving children is …
Do Grandparents Have Visitation Rights in New Jersey?
Grandparents play a key role in a child’s life. A grandparent can be a trusted source of love, support, wisdom, and guidance. In fact, in some families, grandparents take over …
What are Grandparents’ Visitation Rights in New Jersey?
The United States divorce rate is approximately 2.7 per thousand annually. When the breakdown of a family occurs, whether due to divorce, separation, or the death of a spouse, the …
Guardian Ad Litem in New Jersey
A guardian ad litem (GAL) is a special representative appointed by the court to act on behalf of another party. It could be for an infant or minor or another …
Work Schedules and Child Custody
After a divorce, sharing custody of the children can be complicated, especially if both parents are working. Shuttling children to and from activities and between homes while holding down a …
Why Using the Our Family Wizard Calendar Can Help Co-Parent Better
Raising children with someone you are no longer in a relationship with will require the coordination of multiple schedules, including both parents and the child(ren). Each parent’s schedule likely includes …
Splitting Up Together
There’s a new show on television called “Splitting Up Together”. It’s about a couple with three children who decide to get divorced but continue to parent their children on an …
Child Relocation Standard Rewritten by New Jersey Supreme Court
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 …
The Dog Ate My Homework
When a Non-Custodial Parent Fails to Help Their Child With Homework During Mid-Week Parenting Time The old saying, “My dog ate my homework” may work for a child, but in …
Difference Between Legal and Physical Custody
A parent is said to have physical custody when he or she has actual, physical custody of marital children on a day-to-day basis. In other words, the child and parent …
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