Wainwright v. Sowanick, Appellate Division, April 21, 2014 (Unpublished Decision): The Appellate Court reversed the trial court's denial of the Defendant's application for a reduction in his child support obligation based upon a change in circumstances, finding that a...
The following unpublished decision regarding grandparent visitation rights was decided this week:Major & Major v. Maguire, Appellate Division, April 17, 2014 (Unpublished): In this Appellate Division case, the Court was confronted with an appeal stemming from a...
One of the axioms of a divorce is the belief that all assets owned by either party are divided 50/50. Technically speaking, while a 50/50 split of assets is common, the law is clear that an "equitable" division of the parties' assets does not require a 50/50 division...
In a slow week for published and unpublished decisions, only one case stood out, as it dealt with the issue of the rights of a psychological parent:E.B.S. and G.S. v. K.M. and C.K. (Appellate Division, Unpublished, April 3, 2014): In this unpublished decision the...
