One of the most complicated aspects of divorce litigation is the valuation and distribution of a business in the context of equitable distribution. This is an issue that has doubled in complexity since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. Imagine an ongoing divorce proceeding in which one of the parties is a business owner. The…
Do Sperm Donors Have Parental Rights? Fact or Fiction: Whoever’s name is on the birth certificate is the legal parent of that child, regardless if that person is genetically related to the child or not. FICTION. While parentage laws vary from state to state, in New Jersey, biology is the strongest determinate of legal parentage.…
How does overtime pay factor into child support? The Appellate Division just answered this decision in Ferrer v. Colon; a child support matter where both parents were police officers that typically earned a base salary, overtime pay, and income from second jobs. The case was approved for publication on June 9, 2020, meaning that it…