According to Court Rule 5:6B, all child support payments which are made through the Probation Division will automatically increase every two years in what is known as a “Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA)”. If you are currently paying child support directly to your former spouse, while you do not need to worry about getting a COLA notice in […]
When two parents divorce, they are ending many of their legal and financial obligations to one another. However, one obligation they are not ending is that of being the parents of their children. Understandably, helping to raise your children with your former spouse may seem like a tall task. While not every divorced couple can […]
When people think of divorce, they may not realize that there are actually two different types of divorce that can be filed for, and also a number of different ways those divorces can ultimately be finalized. To learn more about the two possible types of divorce, no-fault divorce, and fault-based divorce, please view our page […]
New Jersey’s child support laws changed significantly with the February 2017 release of S-1046/A-2721. This update to child support law now means that all child support obligations will automatically terminate when a supported child reaches the age of 19, unless the parents specifically state otherwise in their divorce’s child support agreement. Considering that this is the […]
Following the 2014 arrest of Elizabeth residents William Camino, 38, and second-in-command Yakin Bryant, 37, for charges related to the two heroin processing mills discovered and raided by Union County police and federal officials, the defendants pleaded guilty to a variety of drug-related charges on Monday, August 14th. The Heroin Distribution Bust of 2014, Union […]
Last Friday, July 21st, Newark resident Antonio L. Laracuente, 37, was caught passing through an EZPass toll on the George Washington Bridge without paying. Port Authority spokesman Joseph Pentangelo said than an officer spotted him driving though a lower-level toll at 7:45 a.m. in his 2012 Honda Acord when the EZPass signboard read “toll unpaid”. […]
In many Union County divorces, alimony is a key component of the divorce settlement agreement. Alimony is calculated based on a number of different factors, including the duration of the marriage, the lifestyle the couple enjoyed during the marriage, and both spouse’s income and earning potential. Many times, however, the factors that alimony is initially […]
On Tuesday, April 25, police seized $50,000 of drugs and $1,200 of cash from two different homes in Plainfield, NJ. Authorities claim one man, suspect Michael Mitchell, 37, was using the two homes to manufacture and distribute Heroin, Cocaine, and Marijuana. Plainfield police reportedly found 20 grams of raw heroin, 1,650 folds of heroin, more […]
On March 20, 2015, former Linden police officer Pedro Abad left a strip club, reportedly drunk, in the early hours of the morning, and proceeded to drive the wrong way down the West Shore Expressway, subsequently crashing into a truck, killing two passengers, and critically injuring a third. The deceased passengers include fellow Linden police […]
There is a growing community of “do-it-yourselfers” on the internet, people who go on sites like youtube, watch a video about “how to install a new bathroom”, then turn around and do it. As impressive as it is, when it comes to divorce law, you probably still want to consider hiring an experienced Union County […]
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