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Dear Ask the Attorney: My son and daughter-in-law died as a result of drug abuse.  Their twin boys (21 month olds) have been living with my husband and I practically since their births.  Should we consider legally adopting them? G.R.   Our guest blogger, Jennifer Fortunato, Esq. is counsel at Einhorn Barbarito where she […]

One of the most troubling, if not THE most troubling occurrence in divorce cases with young children is one parent alienating a child from the other parent.  “Parental alienation” isn’t recognized as a psychological disorder, but virtually every judge in the Family Court has seen it.  On many occasions, the […]

Blended families are becoming increasingly more common in the 21st Century.  There are more and more stepparents and stepchildren. It is also becoming increasingly popular for stepparents to adopt their stepchildren. In these cases, the biological parent is usually not involved in their children’s lives. Often, they are not even […]

Dear Ask the Attorney: My husband and I are getting a divorce and we have a special needs child who is twelve years old.  Our child is in a wheelchair and she cannot care for herself.  Will the fact that our child is special needs impact our divorce, and if […]