In New Jersey, a child’s eligibility to attend public school usually depends on residency. When divorced or separated parents live in different school districts, the child’s enrollment may depend on the custody order, a written agreement or the child’s living...
Divorce agreements often require life insurance to secure child support or alimony if the paying spouse dies. Without that protection, future support payments may go unfunded, leaving the supported spouse or child without the financial support the agreement was meant...
In New Jersey, inheritances are usually not split during a divorce. However, that protection is not absolute. Understanding how state law handles separate property helps individuals protect their financial future during a property division. Financial choices that...
A child may already play sports, take music lessons or participate in clubs when parents separate. One parent may want to continue an activity while the other objects to the schedule or its effect on parenting time. Whether one parent can decide alone depends on the...
Parents in New Jersey can modify an existing custody or parenting-time order, but courts require a valid reason before making a change. Because judges focus on the child’s stability, a parent must show that a major change in circumstances directly affects the child’s...
After a New Jersey divorce, parents may need to decide which parent claims their children on federal tax returns. Shared parenting time can make this question more complicated. Federal tax rules determine eligibility, while a divorce agreement may address how parents...
Child support is designed to ensure that both parents contribute to meeting a child's financial needs after a separation or divorce. But this can get affected as children's needs and a parent’s financial circumstances can change over time. For this reason, New Jersey...
When one spouse seeks to end a marriage, the other may resist by refusing to sign the divorce papers. However, New Jersey law provides a legal process for dissolving a marriage even when one spouse refuses to cooperate. Does a divorce require both spouses to agree No...
In a New Jersey divorce, the court may divide joint credit card debt between the spouses based on the rules of equitable distribution. That does not always mean an equal split. The court may look at why the debt exists, when each spouse made the charges and who...
Divorce does not always end a parent’s financial duties to a child. In New Jersey, those duties may continue after high school if a child goes to college or attends another type of higher education. For divorced parents, questions about tuition, housing and other...
