by Andrew L. Rochester, Esq. | Child Custody
Top Mistakes to Avoid During a Child Custody Dispute Roughly half of the children in America will witness the breakup of a parent’s marriage. While it’s not unusual for both parents in a divorce case to want custody, the child’s best interest is...
by Andrew L. Rochester, Esq. | Child Custody
Remembering the Child When Determining Custody and Visitation The process of getting divorced is a time of family upheaval. If there are kids involved, the security of the household could become uncertain. It is not unusual for children to have some emotional problems...
by Andrew L. Rochester, Esq. | Child Custody, Divorce
Forcing Your Children to Take Sides in a Divorce In the aftermath of a divorce, your emotions can get the better of you. The sense of loss that comes with divorce can leave you with feelings of shame, anger and low self-esteem. Often, in a misguided effort to feel...
by Andrew L. Rochester, Esq. | Child Custody, Divorce
Keeping Your Kids Out of the Middle in a Divorce When you are involved in a divorce and there are minor children, you can struggle with the desire to vent to your children about your ex or about your divorce. When your children ask about your divorce, or ask why you...
by Andrew L. Rochester, Esq. | Child Custody, Child Support
Making Certain Your Child Support Order is Fair In every state, including New Jersey, there are state-established guidelines for the calculation of child support. You don’t have to let the amount of support be determined by the guidelines, though—you can agree to...
by Andrew L. Rochester, Esq. | Child Custody
Another situation where grandparents can prevail, and in some circumstances even establish rights equal to the parents, is if the grandparent becomes what is known as the “psychological parent” to the child. In other words – if the grandparent effectively...
