Child Custody
NJ Appellate Division Establishes New Legal Standard for In-State Child Relocation Cases: Sets Precedent
New Jersey has a statute of longstanding, N.J.S.A. 9:2-4 that prevents a parent from removing a child permanently from New Jersey to an out-of-state location, unless the removing parent obtains the consent of the other parent or an order of the trial court. In practice, the words of the statute have remained unchanged for decades,…
Read MoreKeeping N.J. Kids Out of the Crosshairs During a Divorce
As family law attorneys, we’ve guided hundreds of clients and their families through difficult divorces. Here at Kingston Law Group, we work towards the best outcome for everybody involved, especially when it comes to children. When a divorce gets heated, with much conflict between divorcing spouses, too often the children become polarized in the fight…
Read More“In NJ Child Custody Matters, What is a Forensic Mental Health Evaluation?”
A forensic mental health evaluation helps the New Jersey Family Court in many complex cases. Families work with psychologists or psychiatrists to assess parties’ faculties, functioning, and capacities, as well as their parenting histories. The most critical part of a forensic mental health evaluator’s job is assessing a parent’s likely impact on the children and…
Read More“In a NJ divorce, does a child have the right to decide which parent to live with?” Part II
This post looks at children’s rights to have a voice about whom they wish to live with, and whether their voice amounts to a vote. This post presumes that the children under discussion are competent, and not suffering from a severe physical or emotional illness that makes it difficult or impossible for them to perform…
Read MoreIn NJ does a child have the right to decide which parent to live with? Part I
This post looks at children’s rights to have a voice about whom they wish to live with, and whether their voice amounts to a vote. This post presumes that the children under discussion are competent, and not suffering from a severe physical or emotional illness that makes it difficult or impossible for them to perform…
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