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NJ Senate Judiciary committee approves bill granting judges more discretion in child support cases.

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Sandy Durst

  As children grow older, the issue of when they may be deemed emancipated arises.  Emancipation is important because once found to be emancipated, parents have no legal duty to financially support the child. Bill Giving Judges More Discretion In … Continue reading →

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Does child support get reduced when a child moves away to attend college? Maybe.

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Sandy Durst

Under NJ law, divorce parents have an obligation to financially support the children of the marriage until they are emancipated.  There is no age at which a child will automatically be declared emancipated and each case needs to be evaluated … Continue reading →

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The Role of Special Needs Trusts in Divorce cases

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Sandy Durst

It is well settled that in a divorce, both parents have an obligation to support a child until he or she becomes emancipated.  The case summarized below the NJ Supreme Court was presented with a fact pattern that included an … Continue reading →

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No obligation to produce income verification in child support case 2 years afte divorce

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Sandy Durst

In a recent post I wrote about an ex-husband who was ordered to provide his tax returns to his ex-wife on an ongoing basis for so long as he had an alimony obligation and alimony arrearages existed.  Based on the … Continue reading →

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Actual income & potential income relevant to support analysis

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Sandy Durst

In a recently decided case, the appellate court affirmed the long held principle that when it comes to analyzing a parties income for determining support obligations, the actual income must be considered as well as the earning potential or earning capacity … Continue reading →

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