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Archive for November, 2008

Where the parental income exceeds the maximum set forth in the Child Support Guidelines, a trial court must supplement the maximum amount of support provided for in the Guidelines with an additional award

November 28, 2008 at 8:33 am

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Alimony is determined as the circumstances of the parties and the nature of the case render fit

November 28, 2008 at 8:12 am

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A judge may conduct a custody hearing in a matrimonial action prior to a final hearing on the remaining issues

November 28, 2008 at 8:02 am

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Your date could be a victim or pepetrator of domestic violence

November 28, 2008 at 7:43 am

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The jurisdictional analysis is not over once New Jersey is deemed a child’s home state, because neither the statute nor New Jersey law requires “blind obedience” to home state jurisdiction

November 26, 2008 at 7:53 pm

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A claim under a life insurance policy must be asserted promptly

November 26, 2008 at 3:35 pm

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Joint legal custody provides rights and responsibilities to custodial parents, but it also confers rights with less significant responsibilities to non-custodial parents

November 24, 2008 at 3:54 pm

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When imputing income to a parent who is caring for young children, the parent’s income share of child-care costs necessary to allow that person to work outside the home shall be deducted from the imputed income

November 24, 2008 at 3:50 pm

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In some circumstances, it is permissible to deduct from a parent’s gross earned income the cost of reasonable education expenses

November 24, 2008 at 3:44 pm

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A non-custodial parent’s obligation to provide for his or her child’s support is not dependent upon the quality of the parent-child relationship

November 21, 2008 at 1:14 pm

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