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Archive for May, 2007

*All Posts,Domestic-violence,news

The State Legislature is working on a response to the Court’s ruling in M.A. v. E.A., which held that a 15-year-old who had allegedly been raped by her stepfather could not obtain a restraining order against him under the domestic violence statutes

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May 31, 2007 at 11:58 am

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*All Posts,Child-support

The absence of a loving relationship between the child and the paying parent has no bearing on the paying parent’s obligation to pay weekly child support.

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May 31, 2007 at 6:05 am

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*All Posts,Evidence

Like any other evidence tendered at trial, photographs must be relevant; that is, they must have a tendency in reason to prove or disprove any fact of consequence to the determination of the action

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May 30, 2007 at 7:27 am

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*All Posts,Child-custody,Child-support,Claim for Personal Injuries,Divorce,Domestic-violence

When issues of child welfare, child support, and child parenting are intertwined with dissolution of the marriage and the necessary resolution of the martial tort, the Family Part may conclude that the marital tort should be resolved in conjunction with the divorce action, as part of the overall dispute between the parties

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May 29, 2007 at 6:15 am

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*All Posts,Alimony

Plaintiff may look to defendant’s pension to satisfy his on-going alimony payments

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May 23, 2007 at 6:42 am

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*All Posts,Alimony,Child-support

A judge has significant authority to require security for the payment of marital obligations

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May 23, 2007 at 6:31 am

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*All Posts,Modification of Alimony

An application for a reduction or elimination of alimony due to a change in the financial circumstances of the obligor spouse must consider the supported spouse

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May 23, 2007 at 6:24 am

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*All Posts,Child-custody

A custody evaluator would provide inestimable help to the court and the parties in evaluating a child’s expressed desire for a change of custody

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May 22, 2007 at 6:21 am

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*All Posts,Child Relocation

To relocate a child to a new home in another state, evidence must be presented as to the good faith motive for the relocation and that the move will not be inimical to the interests of the child

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May 21, 2007 at 6:30 am

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*All Posts,Property-settlement-agreement

Even where the intention of a Property Settlement Agreement is doubtful or obscure, the most fair and reasonable construction, imputing the least hardship on either of the contracting parties, should be adopted so that neither will have an unfair or unreasonable advantage over the other

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May 17, 2007 at 7:24 am

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