New Jersey Supreme Court Certified Attorney

NEW JERSEY LAWYER & MEDIATOR
DIVORCE AND COMMERCIAL LITIGATION AND MEDIATION

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BY
CHARLES C ABUT

 


 

MOUNTAIN LAKES MORRIS PLAINS CHATHAM FLORHAM PARK MORRIS COUNTY NEW JERSEY DIVORCE LAWYER MEDIATOR

NEW JERSEY DIVORCE LAWYERIt was appropriate to dismiss the New Jersey claim for domestic violence. There was no mention in the complaint of allegedly harassing telephone calls and no evidence they occurred.  
E.B. v. W.G.C., New Jersey App. Div., June 30, 2010

 

MONTCLAIR LIVINGSTON SHORT HILLS MILLBURN ESSEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY DIVORCE MEDIATION LAWYER

NJ State SealThe motion to terminate alimony due to changed circumstances was properly denied by the New Jersey divorce judge. The ex-husband failed to establish that he lacked the financial resources to continue to support the ex-wife.       
Cabrera v. Cabrera, New Jersey App. Div. June 25, 2010

 

HACKENSACK CLOSTER TEANECK ENGLEWOOD BERGEN COUNTY NEW JERSEY MATRIMONIAL MEDIATION ATTORNEY

NEW JERSEY DIVORCEThe father's motion to disqualify a New Jersey court-appointed expert regarding parenting time and appoint a new expert was properly denied. He presented no facts showing that the expert is biased or legal arguments showing an abuse of discretion in the court's reappointment.   
Ismail v. Aboubakr, New Jersey App. Div., June 18, 2010

 

JERSEY CITY, HOBOKEN, SECAUCUS, WEEHAWKEN HUDSON COUNTY NEW JERSEY DIVORCE ALIMONY ATTORNEY MEDIATION

NEW JERSEY DIVORCE LAWYERUnder their New Jersey divorce agreement, she was to pay him alimony. But she didn't and within 6 months of the New Jersey divorce, she tried to have the court vacate the alimony. "The trial court correctly found that she set forth no facts to support her claim for relief. Under the circumstances, no plenary hearing was necessary for the trial court to conclude that the motion for reformation should be denied."    
Nisbett v. Nisbett, New Jersey App. Div., June 14, 2010

 

MOUNTAIN LAKES STIRLING HANOVER MENDHAM MORRIS COUNTY NEW JERSEY DIVORCE LAWYER MEDIATOR

NEW JERSEY DIVORCEThe father failed in his attempt to emancipate his 22-year old daughter and thereby terminate his payment of child support, as well as college expenses.       
Stickle v. Stickle, New Jersey App. Div., June 11, 2010

 

ENGLEWOOD PARAMUS TENAFLY ALPINE BERGEN COUNTY NEW JERSEY DIVORCE MEDIATOR LAWYER

NEW JERSEY DIVORCE ATTORNEYThe New Jersey divorce judge may have erred in calculating child support, by using the federal income tax definition of adjusted gross income rather than adjusted gross taxable income as directed by the New Jersey Child Support Guidelines.     
Friedman v. Friedman, nka Frank, New Jersey App. Div., June 10, 2010

 

ROSELAND ESSEX FELLS CALDWELL SOUTH ORANGE ESSEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY DIVORCE MEDIATION LAWYER

NEW JERSEY DIVORCEAlthough the New Jersey divorce judge was correct in ruling the ex-wife had waived her right to the disability retirement pension, she was entitled to share in the ordinary retirement pension.   
Bunalski v. Bunalski, New Jersey App. Div. June 9, 2010

 

CLIFTON WEST PATERSON HAWTHORNE RINGWOOD PASSAIC COUNTY NEW JERSEY DIVORCE MEDIATION

NEW JERSEY DIVORCE MEDIATION"On appeal, defendant maintains that the trial court rulings resulted in a windfall to plaintiff because she received both the $75,000 lump sum payment in lieu of alimony plus $300 a week in alimony after the agreement was reached contrary to the provisions of the final agreement of the parties. We agree."     
Cole v. Cole, New Jersey App. Div., June 8, 2010

 

MAHWAH RAMSEY RIDGEWOOD SADDLE RIVER BERGEN COUNTY NEW JERSEY DIVORCE ATTORNEY MEDIATOR

NEW JERSEY DIVORCE MEDIATIONUnder New Jersey family law, once a child is emancipated and child support has been terminated, can that child become "unemancipated", thereby reviving the child support obligation?   

Dehere v. Booker, New Jersey App. Div., June 7, 2010

 

HOBOKEN JERSEY CITY SECAUCUS BAYONNE HUDSON COUNTY NEW JERSEY ALIMONY DIVORCE ATTORNEY MEDIATOR

NEW JERSEY DIVORCE LAWYERIs it time for New Jersey divorce alimony guidelines? Maybe : it's being seriously considered across the river in New York : "...a standard formula that judges would need to use to determine support payments... Though judges would still have discretion to modify those awards, backers said that the provision would take much of the uncertainty out of divorce proceedings, where a patchwork of case law has resulted in widely inconsistent awards."      
The New York Times, June 4, 2010