New Jersey Adoption & Getting a Lawyer’s Help

By: Kristen C. Montella, Esq.

Expand Your Family

Expanding your family is one of the greatest and most important steps of your life.  Adoption is one such way to expand your family whether you are adopting an infant, older child, stepchild or even an adult.  There are several different types of adoptions and requirements necessary for adopting a child in NJ.  Having an attorney to guide you through this important time is necessary to ensure that the adoption process goes smoothly and all legal requirements are met.

Judge Rules Christie’s Pension-Cutting Move Unlawful

New Jersey Judge Mary C. Jacobson has ruled that when Gov. Christie declined making the full pension payment for public employees last year, he was violating state law. He is has now been court ordered to find a way to fund the remainder of the payment, a cost of $1.57 billion. The ruling could not come at a worse time for the governor, as he is already struggling with the lowest in-state approval ratings of his tenure. As far as his future plans go, Mr. Christie must be feeling the damage his current dilemma will have on his presidential ambitions. The judge...

New Jersey Alimony Amendments

By: Natalie L. Thompson, Esq. If you have an existing alimony obligation, the recent reform to New Jersey’s alimony statute may be able to provide some relief to you. While many of the provisions only apply to individuals who do not yet have a final judgment of divorce, there are several provisions which apply to cases in which the Judgment of Divorce was entered. These provisions were designed to provide relief to an obligor who has had a financial change of circumstance since the initial alimony award, who seeks to retire or whose former spouse is cohabiting. Change of Circumstances: The recent...