NJ Family Law Blog
Eric is the editor and also regularly contributes to the New Jersey Family Law Blog. This blog provides practical information and useful tips related to such topics as alimony, child support, custody, parenting time, divorce, equitable distribution, prenuptial agreements, domestic violence, and grandparent visitation. This blog is an excellent resource for individuals with New Jersey specific family law questions and advisors whose clients may encounter family law issues.
Recent Blog Posts
If You Want a Modification of Parenting Time to Stick, Get it in Writing Because Years Worth of Conduct Can Be Ignored
parties who modify parenting time should put it in writing in an agreement or consent order because courts can ignore years of conduct demonstrating that the parenting time was changed Continue Reading…More
If Standard of Living is Not Calculated at the Time of the Divorce, Courts Have to Calculate it Before Deciding a Modification Request – Who Knew?
Denial of request to modify alimony reversed because the trial court never calculated marital lifestyle before denying the motion Continue Reading…More
Another Appellate Division Decision Implicating the Proper Standard for Reconsideration
The proper standard for motions for reconsideration has seemingly confounded judges and attorneys for years. In this blog post, I discuss a new reported decision where a trial judge, sua sponte, vacated an Order granted summary judgment and denying an order to reconsider the grant of summary judgment. Continue Reading…More
Coercive Financial Control Starting to Take a Foothold in Domestic Violence Cases
A new Appellate Division case shows that it does not take much to prove coercive control. Continue Reading…More
Are There Situations Where Joint Legal Custody is Simply Inappropriate?
Too often, joint legal custody is the default, even when one or both parents show no ability to communicate, cooperate or co-parent. Should this be the case? Continue Reading…More
How Much Job Search Information Do You Have to Provide When Seeking to Modify Alimony Due to Job Loss?
How much proof is required to get a hearing to modify child support and alimony. Supposedly, not so much. Moreover, the veracity of the proofs is an issue for trial. Continue Reading…More
Air Tags and Listening Devices Can be Domestic Violence Too!
The use of technology such as air tags, listening devices, hidden recorders, gps devices can be considered domestic violence Continue Reading…More
First Discussion of Coercive Control in a Reported Appellate Decision Since it Was Added to the Domestic Violence Statute
In a reported (precedential) opinion, the Appellate Division discusses coercive control for the first time since it was added to New Jersey's Domestic Violence Statute. Continue Reading…More
Flying a Drone Over Your Spouse’s Home and Remotely Locking her Computer Found to be Domestic Violence
Flying a drone over a spouse's home and remotely accessing and locking her out of her computer was found to be harassment warranting a domestic violence Final Restraining Order. Continue Reading…More
The New Year’s Resolution Divorce – 2026 Edition
A not uncommon New Year's resolution people make is to change their life by divorcing, deciding that they don't want to be unhappy for another year. Continue Reading…More
