New Jersey Child Custody Legal Questions

Have the children been taken out of the home.  The Division of Child Protection and Permanency must generally make reasonable efforts to provide services to help the parents before terminating parental rights.  I am not sure if this has already happened, but an attorney from the office of parental representation (a division of the public defender) should have been appointed, if a private attorney has not already been retained.  If you have any further questions, you may contact my office. ... Read More

You already have custody. You are trying to fix a problem that does not exist. Usually when people want to move for "full custody" it is because they want the other party to be a part of the child's life. The courts can not order engagement, but the courts are very reluctant to leave a parent in a position where parenting is impossible.... Read More

Your wife has no obligation to pay your child support, however, most courts in Nebraska are not going to allow you to pay nothing towards your children's support. At minimum, you would be required to pay $50/month. Otherwise, you would be imputed income under the assumption that your reduction in pay is voluntary and it would be computed at either full time at minimum wage or whatever you are actually capable of earning if you went out and got a similar job to what you have worked in the past.... Read More

In Utah, there is a persistent myth that the noncustodial parent must pickup and drop off the child in connection with the exercise of parent-time. There is no law in Utah that requires the noncustodial parent bear the majority of parent-time travel by virtue of being the noncustodial parent. If you ex-wife won't split this burden 50-50 by, for example, dropping off and having you return the child, or meeting you at a point that is geographically in the center of your residences, or who will not reimburse you for half the mileage you incur if you make a round trip, go to court and get an order that the parents share the burdens of travel related to parent-time. It's only equitable.... Read More

You do NOT have to give your soon-to-be ex-wife permission to bring your 5 year old son around a sex offender.   If you refuse, your wife would have to petition the Court.  Alternatively, you could petition the Court yourself to determine that issue.  The Court would then make that determination, based on all of the evidence presented to the Court.   I head a law firm that devotes its practice exclusively to New Jersey Divorce and Family Law matters.  It's all we do. Please feel free to take a look at our Firm Website (www.nj-divorce.net), which contains a lot of helpful information. You really need to take some action as soon as possible. I would be happy to have a brief telephone call with you, to get more information.  There is no charge for that phone call.  My firm’s toll-free telephone number is listed below. David F. Salvaggio, Esq. (877-355-5281)... Read More