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Child Abuse and Neglect

Recent Posts in Child Abuse and Neglect Category

  • Domestic Violence Accusations in Child Custody Cases

    It is an unfortunate reality that both custody and domestic violence are frequently litigated issues. Parents will go to extreme lengths to make sure that their children are safe and that a final custody order provides for what is in the child’s best interests. When domestic violence is also involved in a relationship, the inquiry regarding visitation or custody can become more complicated. A ...
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  • Dealing with an Alcoholic Parent During Visitation

    Alcoholism and substance abuse are terrible diseases that can destroy families and lives. Unfortunately, this often means that it can destroy marriages, as well. In many situations, the non-alcoholic spouse has no choice but to divorce an alcoholic in order to protect the parties’ children. Even though the alcoholic parent has a substance abuse problem, he or she will almost certainly still be ...
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  • Parental Kidnapping - Risks and Repercussions

    Custody and divorce cases usually mean that emotions run high, and parents can bitterly disagree on what is best for a child. Even when there is already a court order for custody or visitation in place, parents may still have disputes about what is best or even what the terms of the custody order actually mean. In some extreme circumstances, these disputes may lead to one parent taking matters ...
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  • What is Parental Gatekeeping?

    In New Jersey, a court will look to a variety of best interest factors when making a decision concerning custody. An emphasis that can easily be seen in this list of factors is how well the parents are willing to co-operate and interact with each other for the benefit of their shared children. Courts take a harsh view to parents who are not willing to cooperate or are unnecessarily rigid with ...
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  • Step-Parent Adoption and Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights

    After divorce or separation, most times both parents will move on. In many cases one of the parents will get remarried. The new spouse will have a special bond with the child of the original marriage, and in some situations may end up being a better parent to the child than the biological child. Step-parent adoption is a process by which the new spouse may adopt the child and become the legal ...
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  • RECORD YOUR SPOUSE: IT IS LEGAL AND SAFE

    Record your spouse? Is that what the title said? Yes! The best advice that we give our clients, who live with a spouse they are divorcing, is to record any and all interactions you have with them. Protect yourself from allegations that can escalate your legal fees, prolong your divorce and inflect significant emotion anguish. THE LAW. Let’s start with the law. The New Jersey Wiretapping and ...
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  • FILING PAPERS WITH THE COURT....WHAT DO ALL THESE LETTERS MEAN??

    Many people do not understand what all of the abbreviations, as known as docket numbers, stand for in the Family Court System and do not understand which one applies to them. Below you will find a breakdown of the most common docket types and how to know which one you should use. The first set of docket numbers pertain to restraining orders. The FV docket is for Domestic Violence Actions. You will ...
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  • Leaving A Child Alone In A Car Is Child Abuse, Isn't It?

    We have all heard the stories of a parent leaving a child alone in a car for minutes, or hours, with sometimes grave consequences. Most parents wonder how it is possible to forget a child in a car or feel safe leaving your most precious cargo venerable in a car when you are not there. In this context, DCP&P (the Division of Child Protection and Permanency) becomes involved when a parent is ...
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