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Dear Ask the Attorney: My husband is incredibly angry that I asked for a divorce.  Before he moved out he went on a rampage and destroyed our things.  Now he is threatening to take the children away and that I will never see them again.  I wouldn’t put it past […]

Often it is spelled out in divorce settlement agreements that once a child or children are emancipated, child support can end.

It is a common misbelief that a child is automatically emancipated at the age of 18 in the State of New Jersey and thus, one’s child support obligations are terminated when the child reaches that age, Turning 18 years old in the State of New Jersey is only a presumption that a child’s is emancipated, which can be rebutted by the parent still requiring support.

Dear Ask the Attorney: My 21 year old son, back from college, was arrested over the holiday weekend while my husband and I were out of town.  He and a bunch of his old high-school friends threw a party without our knowledge at our house.  Apparently, around 10:30 pm the […]

I was injured in a car accident after leaving my work.  I went to one attorney who said this is a workers’ compensation issue, and another attorney who said this was a personal injury case.  Who’s right? L.L Dear LL: The answer to your question depends on the facts surrounding […]