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Issues to Resolve in Your Divorce
Bonnie Laube - May 1, 2020
When you are considering a divorce there are many issues that you will have and many concerns to discuss with your lawyer. It is important to understand that in New Jersey there are statutes that control certain aspects of the divorce and case law – or reported Court decisions – that will control other aspects of your divorce. It is essential that you are always open and honest with your lawyer and that you provide your lawyer with all of the information that y...
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The Top 10 Issues In A Divorce
Bonnie Laube - January 1, 2020
1.-3. Child Custody , Parenting Time, and Child Support Issues involving your children will be THE most important issues in your divorce.
No matter the relationship between you and your spouse, you two must work together in order to ensure the emotional and physical safety and well being of the children. Parents are encouraged to shelter the children from the animosity that they are experiencing and to that end, the Children's Bill of Rights was developed. (see insert...
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Domestic Violence
Bonnie Laube - April 15, 2020
All too often in the realm of family relationships Domestic Violence occurs and the victims feel trapped and alone. I recently saw the poignant and moving film “Precious” and left the theater saddened by the senseless and insidious violence that all too often occurs within a home, shielded from the world. Shielded, that is, from all except the poor victim of the violence and abuse.
In New Jersey “The Prevention of Domestic Violence Act” was adopted ...
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Can You Get A Legal Separation In New Jersey?
Bonnie Laube - April 2, 2020
Clients often ask me about being “legally separated” and our discussion then goes off in different directions depending on what it is the client is really asking. Sometimes they want to remain married, but they don’t want to live together. Sometimes they want to wait some time and then get divorced. Sometimes they really don’t know what they want and just figure a separation happens before a divorce.
The actual answer to the question is “N...
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Child Support is a Continuing Obligation for Both Parents
Bonnie Laube - May 2, 2020
The Superior Court in New Jersey is divided into three divisions: Criminal, Civil and Family. Each division handles countless cases each year and, in the Family Division, there are a large number of petitions filed annually involving issues concerning Child Support. Litigants ask the Court to decide issues such as how much child support should be paid, when child support should be increased, decreased or stopped, who should pay for medical care and un-reimbursed medical cost...
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