SUMMIT DIVORCE MEDIATOR

After a 12 day trial, the New Jersey divorce judge justifiably rejected his contention that he was a psychological parent to her two children, and therefore entitled to court-ordered visitation. He failed to prove that he had lived with the children in the same household, or had performed parental functions to a significant degree. The judge also correctly her awarded $68,485 in counsel fees.   Vitale v. Goodman, New Jersey App. Div., April 3, 2007