Articles Posted in child support

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The parent who does not have primary custody of the parties’ child(ren) will be required to pay child support to the parent who has primary custody.  In order to calculate that child support obligation, the courts in the State of New Jersey rely upon the Child Support Guidelines to determine the appropriate amount of child support.  After entering in all the appropriate and necessary income information for both parties, the Child Support Guidelines determine the child support obligation that the non-custodial parent will begin paying to the custodial parent.  However, there are often times many questions posed by either parent as to what specific costs and expenses are actually covered by child support obligations under the Child Support Guidelines. Continue reading ›

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625807_the_rings     The process of deciding and moving towards a divorce is a vexing and stressful time for anyone.  We ask our friends and families questions:  some stupid, some obvious, others befuddling and perplexing about what we should do when our marriage is not going as we had hoped or planned.   Continue reading ›

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Unraveling a family’s marital finances in a divorce can be daunting task.  In all contested New Jersey divorce actions where there is any issue as to custody, support, alimony or equitable distribution, both parties magnifying glassare required to file with the court and serve on the other party a form known as a Case Information Statement, commonly referred to as a “CIS”.  However many mistakenly refer to this form as a “CSI” Continue reading ›