Family Law Blog for Sarno da Costa D'Aniello Maceri LLC

Last month, the New Jersey Supreme Court adopted a new rule into the New Jersey Rules of Evidence.  This rule, N.J.R.E. 534, creates a unified privilege…

The mother in Van Ramshorst v. Cengiz is a born and raised citizen of the Netherlands, but she now lives as a permanent resident in New Jersey. …

Two years ago, the Family Part found in New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency v. J.L. that a mother abused her oldest daughter.  It all…

Last week, the Judiciary Committee on Opinions approved Kakstys v. Stevens, a trial court case, for publication.  The case addressed “the retroactive establishment of an initial…

Upon their divorce in 2010, the ex-husband in Canal v. Canal agreed to pay his ex-wife limited duration alimony.  He would pay her $104,000 a year for…

A husband and wife in Vantimiglia v. Pandelo were divorced in September 2010, and the mother was designated as the children’s parent of primary residence.  About a…

A mother and father, who were never married to each other, have been in court fighting over physical custody of their son, Noah.  When Noah…

A man and a woman, both married to other people, had a two-year relationship.  In May 2014, the man tried to break up with the…

Following a trial, a couple’s divorce was finalized in May 2013 in a dual judgment of divorce (JOD) entered by a family court judge.  One…