Grandparent’s Visitation Rights in New Jersey Spending the afternoon baking cookies with Grandma, taking a fishing trip with Grandpa, or playing a friendly game of cards with the whole family, may result in a loving bond between a grandchild and their grandparents. A warm and loving relationship with a grandparent can have a meaningful and…
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Adoption in New Jersey Adoption is a legal preceding that involves the termination of the birth parent’s legal rights over a child and the assumption of those rights by adoptive parents. If you are considering adoption, the law offices of Freeman Hughes Freeman, LLC can help. Adoptions are a complex legal matter that are subject…
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Civil Unions vs. Domestic Partnerships in New Jersey – what’s the difference? A domestic partnership is a legal term given to an interpersonal relationship between two individuals who share a common domestic life, but are not joined by marriage or civil union. In 2004 the New Jersey Legislature enacted the Domestic Partnership Act, which made…
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Same-Sex Marriage in New Jersey Thirteen U.S. States and the District of Columbia recognize same-sex marriage; New Jersey is not currently one of them. New Jersey was, however, one of the first states to implement domestic partnerships, and since December 2006 has recognized same-sex partnerships in the legal form of civil unions. In early 2010…
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Palimony in New Jersey Palimony is a non-legal term used to describe the division of assets and real property when a non-marital, long-term relationship between two people is ended. It is a claim for financial support and functions much like alimony in that the court orders financial support from one party to the other. However,…
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Alimony in New Jersey Often times we think of Alimony as money paid by a husband, to his former wife, so she can keep her lifestyle after the divorce. While this traditional definition may still apply in some cases, it is no longer fully encompasses alimony law in New Jersey. Alimony is now often defined…
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