After New Jersey divorcing parties initially consent to an above-guideline level of child support in their divorce agreement, and there are post-divorce changed circumstances warranting a support review, do the New Jersey Child Support Guidelines apply?
The New Jersey divorce judge decided to supplement the New Jersey Child Support Guidelines award by imposing additional expenses on the father; this decision is affirmed on appeal.Lang v. Morros, New Jersey App. Div., November 11, 2010
The New Jersey divorce judge is reversed for having failed to determine the gross and net income of the parties, then to fix child support based on the New Jersey Child Support Guidelines, along with an explanation for any deviation from those.O'Brien v. O'Brien, New Jersey App. Div., October 8, 2010