Custody Issues

Covered in this article:

• If my spouse has custody of my child, will I be able to have visitation?
• What happens if my spouse does not permit me to exercise court ordered visitation with my child?
• What happens if I lose my job, will I have to continue to pay child support?
• Can the amount of child support that the court ordered be changed?

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By Lawrence Tomar, Esq.
Partner Kamensky-Cohen

IN NEW JERSEY

Generally speaking, there is a presumption in New Jersey that a spouse married more than ten years, whose earnings or earning capacity is less than the other spouse, is entitled to alimony.  Under these circumstances, where there is a ten-year or longer marriage, a Judge must presume that alimony will be indefinite in nature, meaning that it will continue in effect until a change in circumstances for instance, an increase in the dependent spouse’s income or re-marriage or retirement or loss of employment by the spouse paying alimony. But, even for a less than ten year marriage, alimony may be indefinite, especially where there is a large disparity in income, particularly where the dependent spouse is the primary caretaker of young children Read This Article ›