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Family Law, Custody and Child Support Attorneys
Serving clients in and around New Jersey, our family law attorneys handle child support and custody cases. Read on to learn more about family law, child support, child custody and adoption and how our New Jersey attorneys can help you.
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Child Support
The parent who retains primary custody of his or her child may be entitled to receive monthly child support payments from the child’s other biological parent. Even if the parents were never married, biological parents have the responsibility to help financially support their children by supplying or helping to afford necessities such as food, housing, clothes, medical care (insurance) and education. When determining the appropriate amount of child support, the court considers each parent’s earning potential, income, monthly expenses and outstanding financial obligations. Our New Jersey child support attorneys can help you organize your finances and represent your best interests during negotiations.
Our family law attorneys can also handle further complicated cases involving paternity disputes, child support payment modification and unpaid child support. In instances of unpaid or “back” child support, you have many legal options for obtaining the money that is owed to you. Depending upon the financial status of the responsible parent, the court may decide to legally obtain funds from wages and tax refunds, and by placing liens on property. The court can also revoke his or her driver’s license or passport for not paying child support. Our New Jersey-based child support attorneys can help you obtain adequate compensation through all available legal channels or adjust your child support payments to reflect any significant changes in financial circumstances.
We recommend that you consult with one of the New Jersey child support attorneys from our firm to help you navigate your child support case and explore your legal options to get you and your child the financial assistance you need.
Child Custody
Determining child custody arrangements and parental visitation rights is often a difficult and emotional period for separating or divorcing parents and their children. Our New Jersey custody attorneys can assist you through out the legal process and help you reach an agreement that meets you and your child’s needs.
Child custody can be categorized as physical and legal custody. When a parent has legal custody, they are responsible for making or helping make decisions regarding the child’s upbringing, whereas physical custody (either sole or joint) allows the parent to live in the same residence with the child. If a parent is not given full or partial physical custody of the child, they are most often given regular visitation rights.
When formulating the physical and legal custody agreement that is in the best interest of the child, the courts have many factors to consider with regard to the child and each biological parent including the lifestyle and stability of the environment the parent can provide, the parent’s ability to provide necessities, the strength of the relationship between the parent and child, the parent’s dedication to the physical and emotional needs of the child, available nearby education and, in some cases, the child’s preferred living situation. Each child custody case is different and our attorneys will create a legal strategy that is customized to meet your specific needs and circumstances. You can trust that our New Jersey child custody attorneys are the finest in the state and will provide you with unparalleled legal expertise.
Juvenile Law and Defense Strategies
In our current times, children are subjected to the harsh reality of the justice system sooner than we would like. At our New Jersey firm in Sussex County, neighboring Warren County, a defense attorney can help protect your child’s rights in juvenile courts and civil lawsuits and provide them with the best chance for a successful future. Our attorneys are experienced in negotiating and plea bargaining with the juvenile courts to reach an ideal rehabilitation plan, which minimizes the possibility of time in custody and emphasizes alternative methods of rehabilitation such as diversionary programs that may involve counseling and behavioral therapy. These alternative juvenile rehabilitation programs have been proven to result in a lower recidivism rate than custody alone, and are often the court’s preferred form of punishment in juvenile trials.
Promote your child’s best interests and the best interest of your family and contact the juvenile defense lawyers of Gruber, Colabella, Liuzza, Kutyla, and Williams in New Jersey. A criminal lawyer from our firm will provide you with compassionate assistance and aggressive representation to help resolve your child’s legal matters and get them back on the right path.
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Contact Our Law Firm
Contact the New Jersey child support, child custody, and juvenile law attorneys at The Law Offices of Gruber, Colabella, Liuzza, Kutyla, and Williams today to schedule your free consultation. Our family law attorneys also handle divorce and separation, and domestic violence cases. Our team of family law and divorce attorneys consists of some of the top litigators in the state. For further information about matrimonial law and divorce in New Jersey, visit our divorce and separation page.
Contact the attorneys at our practice today for a free consultation and review your legal options with an expert at either our Hopatcong, Hamburg or Newton offices. Our family law department is one of the largest in northern New Jersey.
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