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Archive for February, 2007

The applicability, interpretation and enforcement of separation agreements are not exclusively governed by contract law

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February 20, 2007 at 4:11 pm

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The Child Support Guidelines shall not be used to determine parental contributions for college or other post-secondary education expenses nor the amount of support for a child attending college; however, support for the minor child living at home remains subject to the guidelines.

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February 15, 2007 at 4:20 pm

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Subject Matter Jurisdiction in Divorce Court

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February 15, 2007 at 4:16 pm

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Only after the court determines the grandparents’ proofs are sufficient to overcome the presumption in favor of parental decision-making, should it proceed to the next step and direct a visitation schedule that is in the child’s best interests

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February 15, 2007 at 8:30 am

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Parental rights are individual in nature and due process requires that fitness be evaluated on an individual basis

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February 8, 2007 at 4:43 pm

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N.J.’s courts cannot modify a Pennsylvania child support order to require payment of college expenses for a child who has reached the age of eighteen.

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February 8, 2007 at 4:31 pm

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A default judgment will be considered void when a substantial deviation from service of process rules has occurred, casting reasonable doubt on proper notice.

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February 8, 2007 at 4:27 pm

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Generaly, there is a minimum age difference of 10 years between an adopter and an adult adoptee

February 8, 2007 at 7:58 am

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Bad faith is not simply bad judgment or negligence, rather it implies the conscious doing of a wrong because of dishonest purpose or moral obliquity

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February 7, 2007 at 4:48 pm

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The absence of bad faith on the part of a party does not preclude the award of counsel fees where the parties’ incomes are unequal

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February 5, 2007 at 6:27 pm

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