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Archive for April, 2007

When a divorce action is abated before the entry of a final judgment of divorce by the death of one of the parties, the court still may grant a name change to the other party

April 30, 2007 at 8:17 am

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NJ FamilyCare is a low cost or no cost insurance program, providing affordable health coverage for kids and certain low-income parents

April 29, 2007 at 8:29 am

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The appointment of a receiver or entry of recordable judgment are alternative mechanisms to compel recalcitrant party’s conveyance of marital property.

April 24, 2007 at 8:45 am

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A court may deviate from the child support guidelines only when good cause demonstrates that application of the guidelines would be inappropriate.

April 23, 2007 at 11:07 am

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Interference with Child Custody can be a criminal offence

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April 22, 2007 at 2:35 pm

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Property settlement agreements, if found to be fair and just, are specifically enforceable in equity

April 20, 2007 at 8:53 am

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PACIFICO: When a contract term is ambiguous, that rule of contract interpretation requires a court to adopt the meaning that is most favorable to the non-drafting party; however, the doctrine of contra proferentem is inapposite if a prerequisite to its application – unequal bargaining power – did not exist

April 18, 2007 at 6:18 am

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An award of counsel fees is appropriate if the court finds the proceedings to have been frivolous and instituted for the purpose of harassment as well as abuse of the judicial system

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April 17, 2007 at 8:20 pm

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Where the parties agree on child support and reduced that agreement to a consent order, the child support obligation may be amended prospectively following a full trial on the financial position of both parties.

April 17, 2007 at 11:13 am

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GENOVESE: Generally, property qualifies for equitable distribution when it is attributable to the expenditure of effort by either spouse during marriage, and for purposes of the equitable distribution of marital assets, a marriage is deemed to end on the day a valid complaint for divorce is filed that commences a proceeding culminating in a final judgment of divorce

April 17, 2007 at 6:27 am

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