This case demonstrates not only the New Jersey divorce judge's power to award counsel fees in a New Jersey divorce action, but also is an example of how the Appellate Division can also assess attorney fees and costs for appellate issues. It also shows...

The New Jersey Administrative Office of the Courts has clarified confidentiality with regard to certain mandatory filings in New Jersey divorce actions. They pertain to Rule 1:38 -- Family Part Records --(1) Non-Redaction of Confidential Personal...

The New Jersey divorce judge ordered the mother to pay her share of the older son's college tuition. Finding the Probation Department erred in calculating her college expense obligation (assuming it ended when the son was declared emancipated), the...

New York has declined to recognize "social abandonment" as a ground for divorce. The wife argued that her husband's refusal to eat meals with her, celebrate holidays together or attend family functions should be recognized as a form of abandonment....

The New Jersey divorce judge's extension of the limited-duration alimony term was mistaken. The matter is remanded for full consideration of the continuing need for LDA, or its modification, applying the standard of N.J.S.A. 2A:34-23. This statute...