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 […]
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We Have A Special Needs Child. How Will This Impact Our Divorce?
February 27, 2014 | byDear 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 […]
It’s that time of year again – love is in the air, diamond retailer commercials are in high gear, and proposals are being planned. While we would like to believe “love is everlasting”, when the champagne is consumed and the string quartet hired to play at sunset is gone, the […]
Kay vs Kay Estate-Estate Of Divorcing Spouse Has Equitable Claim
February 10, 2014 | byIn a unanimous decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court recently ruled that the estate of a deceased spouse who died while her divorce matter was pending, was entitled to assert equitable claims against the surviving spouse. The case of Kay v. Kay, 405 N.J. Super 278 (App. Div. 2009), aff’d, […]