Category: Divorce/Family Law
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Pink Concerts for Kids
New Jersey Judge Rules That An Alleged Profanity-Laced Pink Concert In an unusual case, New Jersey judge rules that an alleged profanity-laced pink concert was appropriate for an 11-year-old girl. I wrote an op-ed in response. Based on a recent court case, below is an excerpt of an op-ed I wrote for the Courier-Post and The Daily Journal. It is a satire.…
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The Case Of The Outrageous Accusation
Sally and Charles had an intense but short-lived romance. Afterward, the former lovers wanted nothing to do with each other. But they still had one thing in common: their daughter, a young girl we’ll call Amy. Sally strongly resisted letting Charles have any contact with Amy. As a result, the couple was in and out…
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The Case Of The Cologne Cocktail
One day, a little girl we’ll call Sara was brought to the emergency room. Sara was showing some strange symptoms. She was vomiting, unable to walk straight, and had a strange chemical smell on her breath. The doctor ran some tests and discovered that Sara had a blood alcohol level of 0.035%. (The legal limit…
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The Case Of The Mom Who Went Berserk With Her Belt Buckle
One day a girl we’ll call Sally met a boy at school. Even though she was only seven years old, Sally gave the boy a kiss. The next day, Sally was absent from class. When she returned, and for the next couple days, Sally wore long sleeve blouses. Sally’s teacher thought this a bit strange,…
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The Case of the Dad Arrested At Little League
Restraining orders protect victims of domestic violence from further abuse. They restrict the perpetrator’s contact with the victim. They can also limit the perpetrator’s physical presence in places where the victim frequently goes. However, these restrictions must be reasonable. For example, in one recent case, a New Jersey family judge found that a gentleman whom…
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Behind Every Successful Man You’ll Find A Successful Woman
A woman in a long-term marriage who has been supported by her husband is usually entitled to receive alimony after a divorce. (The same goes for the less typical situation of a man supported by his wife.) Ideally, the amount of alimony should be enough to maintain the wife in the same lifestyle that she…
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Parent Using Cocaine And Marijuana Before Visitation Time With Child
A father was recently charged with child neglect. As is often the case in this type of litigation, the names of the parties involved were not released to the public. All we know are the father’s initials, R.S. Let’s call him Rob. Rob has a twelve-year-old daughter and an eleven-year-old son. Each child has a…
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State Court Will Not Force Husband To Give Wife Religious Divorce
Marriage is a unique institution. It is regulated by state law. But it also can be a religious sacrament. Secular courts normally don’t get involved in religious matters. However, when a marriage goes bad, this dual aspect of marriage can compel courts to intervene. For example, technically, under Jewish law, only a husband can initiate…
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Divorced Parent Can Demand College Records
A college student recently filed a lawsuit seeking to block access to his school records by his father, who pursuant of a divorce judgment, was paying the tuition. A Judge in Ocean County recently ruled that an unemancipated college student (whom a divorced parent still has to pay child support for) can be ordered to…
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Some Biological Grandparents Can Visit Adopted Grandchildren
The New Jersey Adoption Act gives biological parents no rights over an adopted child. However, says a state appeals court, that doesn’t necessarily mean that biological grandparents don’t have a right to visit the child. In a case out of Bergen County, where the adoptive parents allowed the biological grandparent’s visitation rights, only to cut…