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Recent Posts in Child Support Category

  • Newly Enacted Law Automatically Terminates Child Support and Shifts the Burden to the Custodial Parent

    On January 19, 2016, Governor Christie signed into law bill A2721/S1046, which provides for the automatic termination of child support without a court order under certain circumstances. The law did not take effect until 2017 under N.J.S. 2A:17-56.67, et seq. Accordingly, the law provides that “[u]nless otherwise provided in a court order or judgment, the obligation to pay child support shall ...
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  • NJ Child Support Guidelines Can Change In Extreme Income Situations

    Regardless of custody and other parenting decisions made when two parents do not live together, three guiding principles followed by NJ courts remain the same: Child support is a continuous duty of both parents. Children are entitled to share in the current income of both parents. Children should not be the economic victims of divorce or birth out-of-wedlock. Through years of continued ...
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  • Rebuttable Presumptions Prevail in NJ Child Support Decisions

    Establishing each parent’s responsibilities for the continuing support of the children is one of the most important decisions of divorce, but it is certainly not a simple one. Every family has countless unique circumstances, from the parents’ capacity to pay to special needs of the children or even the parents. Yet, judges have few options other than to base their initial decisions largely on a ...
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  • New Rule Facilitates NJ Termination Of Child Support

    When Governor Christie enacted the Termination of Child Support Law in January 2016, he most likely simplified the paperwork requirements for countless divorced parents paying child support with children reaching the age of emancipation. Each Denville child support lawyer at our firm applauds the fact that parents no longer need to return to court when their child support obligations legally end. ...
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  • NJ Child Support Is a Right Of The Child - Not the Parents

    New Jersey law provides a great deal of flexibility for divorcing couples who choose to negotiate their own settlement terms. For example, each Denville child support lawyer at our firm has helped clients who decide to give up their share of the family home in exchange for a controlling interest in the family business. We also find solutions for parents whose schedules do not permit strict ...
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  • My Spouse Isn't Paying Me Alimony And/Or Child Support - What Should I Do?

    If you have been awarded alimony and/or child support upon divorcing your spouse, one of the first things you can do to help ensure continuity of payment is to request that payments be made through the Probation Division (“probation”). Payment of support through probation has the advantage of providing you with online access to view your account, including an ongoing record of payments, arrears, ...
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