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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: Back in 2005, my same-sex partner and I were “married”.  Per the law at the time, we have a Certificate of Domestic Partnership which was filed in our local registrar’s office.  Now, 8 years later, we are splitting up.  There are no kids in this partnership […]

Dear Ask the Attorney: I’ve been paying “permanent alimony” and I’m not happy about it.  I’ve read that “permanent alimony” has been outlawed in some states (recently Florida) and I know that there are bills in NJ which propose to eliminate this.  What is the current status in New Jersey?  […]

Dear Ask the Attorney: My wife and I are in the midst of getting a divorce.  We’ve always maintained separate credit card accounts, but she has run up a lot of debt on hers.  Am I responsible for the massive credit card debt that she has run up on her […]