New Jersey Family Law

NEW JERSEY DIVORCE CHILD CUSTODY REMOVAL RELOCATION MEDIATOR ARBITRATOR LAWYER

The New Jersey divorce judge denied the motion of the ex-wife to relocate within the State of New Jersey with the three children (aged 12 to 7) from Monmouth County to Essex County. This decision is affirmed on appeal.    P.P. v. N.P., New Jersey App. Div., December 27, 2011

CRANFORD SUMMIT WESTFIELD SPRINGFIELD UNION COUNTY NJ DIVORCE MEDIATOR ARBITRATOR LAWYER

New Jersey divorced parents concerned about their children being taken out of the United States without permission can address this issue by putting a "hold" on their passports.     Harwelik v. Harwelik, New Jersey App. Div., December 13, 2011

NEW JERSEY CHILD CUSTODY KIDNAPPING MEDIATION ARBITRATION LAWYER

 
If your spouse wants to take your children to a foreign country that is not a signatory to the Hague Convention [such as Japan], you are at risk of having them "kidnapped", without an effective legal remedy to ensure their speedy return.    Elias v. Elias, October 13, 2011

SADDLEBROOK SADDLE RIVER RAMSEY RIDGEWOOD BERGEN COUNTY NJ DIVORCE MEDIATOR ATTORNEY

 
If a New Jersey divorcing parent is worried about a child being taken overseas, she/he should check to see whether the other parent or any child has more than one passport.    Durrani v. Durrani, New Jersey App. Div., April 29, 2011

ENGLEWOOD EMERSON EDGEWATER BERGEN COUNTY NEW JERSEY DIVORCE MEDIATION LAWYER

 
Given that the New Jersey divorce judge ordered family counseling and the child in question is in therapy, the intra-county relocation of the child was permissible.    Farr v. Masessa, New Jersey App. Div., April 12, 2011

MOTHER'S RELOCATION MOVE BLOCKED : FATHER MIGHT GET CUSTODY

 
The mother wanted to move from New Jersey to Texas with the parties' daughter. The father opposed the relocation. The New Jersey divorce judge ruled that if the mother moved, the father would have full custody of the child. This decision is affirmed on appeal.     Walsh-Morales v. Morales, New Jersey App. Div., November 15, 2010

NEW JERSEY CHILD RELOCATION : 3 YEAR OLD DATA STALE?

 
The New Jersey Supreme Court will hear oral argument next week on a 3-year old custodial relocation case : should it be remanded for evaluation of current circumstances?       Morgan v. Morgan n/k/a Leary, New Jersey Supreme Court, November 4, 2020

FORT LEE ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS SADDLE RIVER DEMAREST BERGEN COUNTY NJ DIVORCE MEDIATION LAWYER

The New Jersey divorce judge noted the mother's precipitous and abrupt relocation out of New Jersey with the parties' unemancipated child, including the lack of information about her current living arrangements.    Marinozzi v. Goss, New Jersey App. Div., September 8, 2020

SKYPE CHILD REMOVAL/RELOCATION LITIGATION NEW JERSEY MEDIATOR LAWYER

As a precondition of being allowed to move to Florida with the children, the mother is ordered to set up and pay for Skype internet access to afford real time communications between the father and the children.        Baker v. Baker, New York Sup. Ct., August 5, 2010

MONTVILLE HANOVER LONG HILL MORRIS PLAINS MORRIS COUNTY NEW JERSEY DIVORCE MEDIATION LAWYER

An order prohibiting the removal of a child from a country without the noncustodial parent's consent is enforceable under an international child abduction treaty. In a dispute between the American mother and British father of a 15-year-old boy that has been closely watched by family and international law practitioners, the Supremes resolved a split among the federal circuits over the meaning of ne exeat clauses in child custody orders.    Abbott v. Abbott, U.S. (2010); United States Supreme Court, May 20, 2010