Category Archives: Custody
October 14, 2022
Divorce Can Affect Children’s Mental Health
Parents Who Divorce Can Help Avoid Their Children’s Long-Term Mental Health Effects With divorce rates hovering at around 50%, many children will experience their parents going through one. While some children will be able to work through and overcome the intense emotions that accompany the many changes at the end of their parents’ marriage, others…
File Under: Custody, Divorce, Parenting Time
October 7, 2022
Pets and New Jersey Divorces
Determining Pet Custody in a New Jersey Divorce For many couples, the decision to separate can leave the family dog, cat, or other pet without a permanent home. Often, the issues of pet custody can become contentious. Learn about how courts determine pet custody in the state of New Jersey. Pet Custody Considerations in New…
File Under: Custody, Divorce, Equitable Distribution
August 8, 2022
Sharing Custody When One Parent Is a Narcissist
Is It Possible to Share Custody With a Narcissist? Co-parenting after a divorce can be difficult for almost anyone. Even if the end of a marriage is relatively low conflict, it is often a challenging adjustment to move from a shared family life to custody exchanges. However, these challenges become even more difficult when one…
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March 16, 2022
Your New Jersey Child Custody Trial
Preparing for a Child Custody Hearing Ending a New Jersey marriage can be an emotionally and financially challenging process in many ways. For many parents, child custody is the most important issue addressed during the divorce. By working with a New Jersey family law attorney, you can prepare for your child custody hearing in order…
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November 4, 2021
Would “Bird-Nesting” Work for Our Family After the Divorce?
“Nesting” for Child Custody: Pros and Cons When New Jersey parents decide to divorce, they may be most concerned with how their decision will affect their children. Kids’ lives can easily be disrupted by their parents’ divorce, especially when the family home is sold and they must go back and forth between their parents for…
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September 9, 2021
New Jersey Child Custody and Cannabis Use
How Could Marijuana Affect Your Child Custody Case? New Jersey parents may be concerned about how cannabis consumption could affect their child custody case, especially after the marijuana legalization legislation that went into effect in 2021. While substance use or abuse may be considered by the family courts when determining child custody and parental rights,…
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