|Simon Law Group, LLC
What a DCPP Investigation Looks Like
What happens in a New Jersey DCPP investigation: the unannounced first visit, interviews with the child, record releases, and what to write down.
Family Law
49 articles (page 3 of 3) from Simon Law Group
New Jersey family law covers the relationships and disputes that reshape a family, from divorce and custody to support, domestic violence restraining orders, and adoption. The articles below walk through how the Family Part of the Superior Court handles these matters and the statutes and factors judges weigh. Reading them is no substitute for advice tailored to your own circumstances.
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|Laura Simon
Retro Alimony Reduction, Woes
A NJ court ruled the 2014 alimony reform amendments may apply retroactively, opening modification to some spouses divorced before the law.
|Christopher T. Tappan, Esq.
Child Support: A Child's Right and That Right Just Got Stronger
New Jersey legislation signed in 2016 sets age 19 as the standard endpoint for child and medical support, with extensions in some circumstances.
|Christopher T. Tappan, Esq.
DCPP / DYFS Agents Exempt from Lawsuit
Federal appeals court ruled NJ child welfare caseworkers have qualified immunity from civil lawsuits.
|Laura Simon
Triparenting: Is It Better Than Two?
NJ court addressed tri-parenting custody arrangement involving biological parents and a same-sex spouse.
|Laura Simon
What you need to know about NJ Domestic Violence
A guide to New Jersey domestic violence law covering temporary and final restraining orders, violations, and the overlap with divorce cases.
|Laura Simon
NJ Criminal Law: Marital Privilege One Step Further
NJ recognizes a crime-fraud exception to marital privilege, so spouses cannot shield criminal communications. How this affects criminal cases.
|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.
|Britt Simon
Court Bars Abuse Victim from Post Divorce Mediation
NJ court ruled domestic violence victims with restraining orders cannot be forced into post-divorce mediation.
|Britt Simon
NJ Family Law: Gestational Bill
NJ's proposed Gestational Carrier Act would legalize surrogacy contracts. The legal framework for surrogacy and parental rights in New Jersey.
|Britt Simon
Family Law: Methadone Treatment While Pregnant not Child Abuse
NJ Supreme Court ruled mothers seeking supervised methadone treatment during pregnancy cannot be charged with child abuse.
|Britt Simon
NJ Criminal Law: Spousal Privilege
New Jersey lawmakers advanced a crime-fraud exception to spousal privilege, narrowing the shield over communications tied to a crime or fraud.
|Britt Simon
NJ Alimony Reform
Governor Christie signed major alimony reform legislation in NJ. Learn about new duration limits, cohabitation rules.
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