There is a breed of people practicing what I call “internet law”. This is your neighbor, friend, family member or co-worker who just found out you (a) have suffered a catastrophic injury at work or (b) have a family member who died as a result of a work place accident.
Dear Ask the Attorney: For many years, I was an employee for a home improvement contractor. Superstorm Sandy has increased the business a lot and since I hate my boss, I am thinking about opening my own business. In addition to forming a company, I know that there are a […]
Dear Ask the Attorney: My husband is incredibly angry that I asked for a divorce. Before he moved out he went on a rampage and destroyed our things. Now he is threatening to take the children away and that I will never see them again. I wouldn’t put it past […]
Often it is spelled out in divorce settlement agreements that once a child or children are emancipated, child support can end.
It is a common misbelief that a child is automatically emancipated at the age of 18 in the State of New Jersey and thus, one’s child support obligations are terminated when the child reaches that age, Turning 18 years old in the State of New Jersey is only a presumption that a child’s is emancipated, which can be rebutted by the parent still requiring support.