|John E. Malchow, Esq.
Co-Parenting Conflict? How to Protect Your Parenting Time
Learn how to protect your parenting time in NJ when co-parenting turns contentious. Understand your legal rights and enforcement options.
Child Custody & Support
13 articles from Simon Law Group
In New Jersey, custody and parenting time are decided under the best-interests-of-the-child standard, and child support is calculated using the state Child Support Guidelines. These articles explain legal versus residential custody, how parenting-time schedules are built, and how support obligations are set and modified. They offer general information about New Jersey custody and support, not guidance for a specific family.
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|John E. Malchow, Esq.
When Co-Parenting Fails: Legal Steps to See Your Child
If your ex is preventing you from seeing your child, learn the legal steps available in New Jersey to enforce your parenting time and custody.
|Britt Simon
Co-Parenting vs. Parallel Parenting in New Jersey Divorce Cases
Understand the differences between co-parenting and parallel parenting in NJ, and learn which approach works best for high-conflict custody.
|Laura Simon
What Does Child Support Really Cover in NJ?
NJ child support covers more than food and clothing. See what the Guidelines amount includes, what counts as an extra.
|Britt Simon
Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Navigating Custody Battles in Divorce
Learn how New Jersey courts decide child custody disputes, what factors judges consider, and why experienced legal representation is essential.
|Joel Friedman, Esq.
How NJ Courts Decide Child Custody: The Factors Judges Weigh
Understand how New Jersey courts determine child custody arrangements, the statutory factors judges weigh, and how legal representation can help.
|John Kelleher, Esq.
Your Real Motivation in NJ Custody
The difference between legal and residential custody in New Jersey, and why your children's welfare should drive every custody decision.
|Laura Simon
Divorce and Summer Breaks for Children
Practical guidance for divorced parents on managing summer visitation schedules, keeping children's welfare first.
|Simon Law Group
Child Support Through Direct Pay or Probation, Which Works for You?
You may at first glance think that receiving your child support directly into your bank account is the wisest choice.
|Simon Law Group, LLC
Noncustodial Parents' Financial Obligations for Adult Children's Graduate School in New Jersey
Can an NJ divorced parent be required to pay for graduate school? Learn about Newburgh v.
|Christopher T. Tappan, Esq.
Child Support: A Child's Right and That Right Just Got Stronger
New NJ legislation sets age 19 as the standard child support endpoint with extensions to 23.
|Laura Simon
Triparenting: Is It Better Than Two?
NJ court addressed tri-parenting custody arrangement involving biological parents and a same-sex spouse.
|Britt Simon
Is Leaving Child in Car Child Abuse? NJ Courts Decide
NJ Supreme Court examined whether leaving a child unattended in a vehicle constitutes abuse or neglect.
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