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An Interview with VC Laster

16 Nov 2009, 8:15 am by Broc Romanek

Also, I plan to attend a mediation course to help me serve as a mediator, although I certainly participated in mediations during my 13 years of practice before the Court. [read post]

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Once a prima facie showing of changed circumstances has been made, the standard that governs the setting of a new child support order is the same standard that applies at the time of the original judgment of divorce

9 Nov 2009, 6:22 am

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A child’s assets (e.g., inheritance) may not be used to fulfill a financially able parent’s support obligation

21 May 2010, 3:21 pm by PaulKostro

Kostro, Esq., an attorney/lawyer/mediator in Linden, Union County, New Jersey. [read post]

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When a parent seeks to modify custody, the parent must demonstrate changed circumstances that affect the welfare of the children

10 Aug 2009, 10:07 am

Lepis, 83 N.J. 139, 159 (1980), the Court held that this standard avoids the requirement of a hearing in every instance. [read post]

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Temporary circumstances are an insufficient basis for modification of alimony

28 Sep 2011, 1:05 pm by PaulKostro

My legal and mediation services are offered to clients in Union, Middlesex, Somerset, Essex, Hudson, Bergen, and Morris counties in NJ. [read post]

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In general, a cause of action for legal malpractice accrues when an attorney’s breach of professional duty proximately causes a plaintif’s damages

18 Aug 2010, 12:42 pm by PaulKostro

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Rule 4:50-1

29 Oct 2010, 9:06 am by PaulKostro

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A trial judge is not obligated to accept an expert’s opinion

28 Apr 2010, 5:03 pm by PaulKostro

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An important indicator of what parties to an agreement intend is their course of performance tendered pursuant to that agreement

18 Nov 2009, 10:14 am

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Among factors to be considered on an application to reduce or suspend support obligations because of a reduction in income are: the motives of the payor, the timing of the conduct that brought about the reduction in income, the payor’s ability t

13 Jul 2009, 12:04 pm

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The privilege of parenthood carries with it the duty to assure a necessary education for children

21 May 2010, 3:07 pm by PaulKostro

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To be effective, an accord and satisfaction necessitates a finding that the party making the tender and the party accepting the tender each intends the acceptance to serve as full satisfaction of the entire disputed obligation

3 Mar 2010, 12:33 pm by PaulKostro

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The equitable distribution of pensions, particularly disability pensions, is fraught with complications and subtleties

21 Jun 2010, 10:32 am by PaulKostro

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Spousal agreements may condition the cessation of alimony on certain conditions, and they may allow alimony to survive remarriage

16 Dec 2009, 8:00 am

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A current spouse's income may have relevance to child support, to the extent that its availability impacts the financial resources of the parent of primary residence

17 Nov 2009, 10:49 am

Court Rules, Appendix IX-B, at 2428-29 (2010). [read post]

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Where the parties, in the PSA, had committed to contribute to college expenses, and where college choices were premised on minimizing cost, the failure to bring an application for college expenses before they are incurred may not be a very serious deficie

21 Dec 2009, 10:34 am by PaulKostro

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Judicial estoppel prevents litigants from playing fast and loose with, or otherwise manipulating, the judicial process

4 Mar 2010, 7:18 am by PaulKostro

Kostro, Esq., an attorney/lawyer/mediator in Linden, Union County, New Jersey. [read post]

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While a custody determination under the UCCJEA includes any judicial ruling related to physical custody and visitation, it does not include issues of support

20 Apr 2010, 9:34 am by PaulKostro

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The parent who has the greater period of custody during the tax year may release the exemption for dependent children for the other parent’s use

20 Aug 2012, 2:36 pm by PaulKostro

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Items seized during a search conducted pursuant to a warrant issued under the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act can serve as the basis for a subsequent criminal prosecution if their illegal nature is immediately apparent

20 Aug 2012, 2:46 pm by PaulKostro

My legal and mediation services are offered to clients in Union, Middlesex, Somerset, Essex, Hudson, Bergen, and Morris counties in NJ. [read post]

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