The Co-parenting Convo: The Fourth of July In an ideal world, after the parenting time plan is made, it works out great for both parents and may as well be set in stone. And surely, the best parenting time plan is one that no one ever has to look at again, and the parents can […]

The Evolving Case Law That Triggered A Review of New Jersey’s Law on Relocation By: Sheryl J. Seiden [1] Until August 8, 2017, for sixteen years, the law in New Jersey on relocation created a presumption favoring relocation. This presumption was created by the Supreme Court of New Jersey in Baures v. Lewis, 167N.J. 91 […]

Understanding Child Support Worksheets – Sole Parenting Worksheet versus Shared Parenting Worksheet In New Jersey, the New Jersey Child Support Guidelines (“the guidelines”) must be used as a rebuttable presumption to establish and modify child support orders. R. 5:6A. The guidelines are a calculation performed on worksheets, which provide the Court with the appropriate level of child […]

NJSA 2A:34-23 (a):A Summary of Factors Courts Must Consider When Child Support Guidelines are Inapplicable. In situations where the child support guidelines are inapplicable because a family’s net income exceeds the threshold, the court shall consider, but not be limited to, the following factors set forth in N.J.S.A. 2A:34-23(a) when determining an appropriate support award: (1) Needs of the […]

When Can You Modify A Child Support Obligation? Once a child support obligation has been established it can only be modified if there has been a permanent and substantial  change of circumstances that warrants the modification of support. When child support is modified it can be either increased or decreased. Whether a change in circumstances has […]