Many parents think that their child support obligation is over once their child turns 18 and graduates from high school. In New Jersey, however, this isn’t the case.
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Enforcing Child Support
When child support isn't paid, it is the child who suffers. For this reason, it is important that custodial parents who receive child support take steps to enforce their child support order.
Read More »What Can an Attorney Do to Protect My Children?
If your child’s safety is at stake, you have rights as a parent. You can take steps to ensure your child is protected at all times when with you or the non-custodial parent. If you have genuine concerns for your child’s safety, you should speak with a child welfare attorney about your options.
Read More »Can I Lose Custody if I Can’t Pay Child Support?
Parents who pay child support sometimes think that the child support is what ensures their parental rights, but child support is financial support for the child and does not influence custody.
Read More »Can I Get Temporary Support Orders During a Divorce?
Divorce creates new expenses, such as the costs of one spouse moving out and your legal fees. Fortunately, you may be able to get temporary financial support orders while your divorce is pending.
Read More »I heard there is a law called UIFSA what does this law do?
Transcript Allison Williams UIFSA stands for the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. UIFSA is a statute designed to help people establish and enforce their divorce obligations across state lines. So, if the former partner that created the child with you, resides out of state, that person cannot be relieved of an obligation simply because they…
Read More »What Kinds of Evidence Can Be Admitted in a Child Welfare Proceeding?
Transcript Allison Williams: In a child welfare proceeding, any information that is considered to be material and relevant to the issues before the court is admissible evidence. However, at the fact-finding hearing, the hearing to determine whether your child has been abused or neglected, the evidence must be material, relevant and competent, that means it…
Read More »What Is Child Support?
Transcript Allison Williams: Child support is money paid from the non-custodial parent to the custodial parent in order to ensure the child has its basic needs met. The standard for child support is to accomplish for the child a lifestyle that is reasonably comparable to the lifestyle of both the parents during the time when…
Read More »Who can seek a child support modification in New Jersey?
Transcript Allison Williams: Any person who is entitled to receive support on behalf of a child can seek a support modification. That means that either the person who is receiving the support or the person who is paying the support. Or, even a third party who wants to establish a support obligation and have it…
Read More »Who will pay my child’s daycare in New Jersey?
Transcript Allison Williams: The court will not compel DCPP to pay your experts fees, but if you cannot afford to pay your own expert, you should try to work with the division and try to agree on a mutual accepted expert to do an evaluation in your case. If DCPP will not agree with that…
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