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The New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act

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August 5, 2010 at 2:38 pm

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A judgment involving custody of minor children may be modified at any time upon the ground of changed circumstances

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August 3, 2010 at 4:51 pm

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A plenary hearing must be conducted when a party seeking to modify a custody order demonstrates that due to a substantial change in circumstances from the time that the current custody arrangement was established, the best interests of the child would be better served by a transfer in custody

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July 22, 2010 at 11:54 am

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In removal cases, where the custodial parent seeks to relocate the child, the court considers the interests of the parents and the child

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July 22, 2010 at 11:51 am

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The party seeking to modify a custody judgment bears the burden of proof

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July 22, 2010 at 11:49 am

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Child custody in a military family

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July 13, 2010 at 4:56 pm

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When custody is at issue, the court may on its own motion or at the request of a litigant conduct an in camera interview with the child

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July 13, 2010 at 12:42 pm

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One of the primary objectives of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act was to prioritize home state jurisdiction over other bases for a state assuming jurisdiction of a child custody dispute

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July 8, 2010 at 1:44 pm

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A domestic violence defendant’s request for legal custody of a child must be analyzed in the context of the totality of all circumstances; not only the facts now alleged but also, the past history of domestic violence which can affect the context of any dispute

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June 29, 2010 at 11:25 am

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New Jersey courts are to give full faith and credit to child custody orders issued from foreign nations except when the child custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights or does not base custody decisions on evaluation of the best interests of the child

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June 16, 2010 at 1:51 pm

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