When we refer to a party “seeking support” in family law, we generally are referring to a spouse, either current or former, seeking maintenance and/or child support from the other spouse. An 18-year-old in New Jersey recently attempted to expand the scope of support orders by suing her parents for $654 a week in support,
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When a case is commenced in court, whether it is a divorce case, a child support case, or any other sort of family law related case, unless you agree to “waive” being served, you will be served a Summons. The Summons commands you to “appear” at a specific place, by a certain date after you
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In order to obtain a Judgment for Dissolution of Marriage, the parties must do one of two things: either settle their case, or proceed to trial. Under the first option, the parties reach a settlement agreement which disposes of all issues regarding their property and their children. Once the agreement has been reached, the parties
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No. Frequently, divorcing clients think once they file for a dissolution of marriage they are legally separated. This is not true. The parties to a divorce action are husband and wife, and legally married, until the date the judgment for dissolution of marriage is entered. Being legally separated is different from being separated. Couples who
Continue Reading »When you have an obligation to pay child support, what is income for the purpose of calculating the total amount owed? For the purposes of determining child support, the court need to calculate what the net income of a payor is, not the gross income. Net income is the “total of all income from all
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Whether you are just commencing a case or new to the process, you will likely become familiar with the court granting a “continuance” or setting the matter for “status.” A “continuance” and “status” are the same thing. It simply means that the case has been continued to a later date, at which time the attorneys
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