{"id":1279,"date":"2014-03-16T10:59:24","date_gmt":"2014-03-16T14:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedurstfirm.com\/?p=1279"},"modified":"2014-03-12T11:03:53","modified_gmt":"2014-03-12T15:03:53","slug":"parent-on-the-hook-for-extracurricular-activity-expenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedurstfirm.com\/?p=1279","title":{"rendered":"Parent on the hook for extracurricular activity expenses."},"content":{"rendered":"

Settlement agreements in NJ divorce and family law cases are given great deference and as affirmed in a recent decision as reported in the NJ Law Journal, litigants will be held to the terms of their agreements (http:\/\/www.njlawjournal.com\/id=1202646121795?kw=Fencer%27s%20Father%20Can%27t%20Parry%20His%20Way%20Out%20of%20Extracurricular%20Activity%20Costs&et=editorial&bu=New%20Jersey%20Law%20Journal&cn=20140311&src=EMC-Email&pt=Daily%20News%20Alert<\/a>)\u00a0 This case deals with child support and extracurricular activities for a child. There has been a long standing proposition in NJ law that children are entitled to benefit from the economic success of their parents.\u00a0 As a parent of means,\u00a0Mr. Bassinder was\u00a0required to provide support for his share of the costs of his son’s activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Settlement agreements in NJ divorce and family law cases are given great deference and as affirmed in a recent decision as reported in the NJ Law Journal, litigants will be held to the terms of their agreements (http:\/\/www.njlawjournal.com\/id=1202646121795?kw=Fencer%27s%20Father%20Can%27t%20Parry%20His%20Way%20Out%20of%20Extracurricular%20Activity%20Costs&et=editorial&bu=New%20Jersey%20Law%20Journal&cn=20140311&src=EMC-Email&pt=Daily%20News%20Alert)\u00a0 This case … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[28],"tags":[38,30,29,32,47],"class_list":["post-1279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-durstfirm-news","tag-child-support","tag-custody","tag-divorce","tag-durst","tag-nj"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6omM8-kD","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1112,"url":"https:\/\/thedurstfirm.com\/?p=1112","url_meta":{"origin":1279,"position":0},"title":"I cant’ afford my child support payment? 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