Alimony:
Permanent, Rehabilitative, Reimbursement, Trust, Pendente Lite , Limited Duration & Non-taxable Alimony; Cohabitants & Palimony; Career Enhancement Issues; Tax Consequences; Section 71 (f) Recapture Provisions; Retirement Plan Payments; Consequences of Cohabitation; Lump Sum Distributions in Lieu of Alimony; Impact of Retirement; Ordinary & Extraordinary Medical Needs; Future Employment or Income; Termination of Obligation.
Child Custody:
Determining “Best Interest of Child;” Criminal Culpability for Interference with Custody; Parent-Child Bonding; Preferences of Children; Ordinary or Extraordinary Medical, Dental & Prescription Needs; Agreements Not to Remove Children out of State without Permission of Noncustodial Spouse; College Education of Children; Parenting, Visitation, Timesharing Rights; Spousal Consultation & Conference Provisions; Safeguarding Children's Affections; Use of Child Custody Mediation & Parent Coordinator / Parenting Coordinator.
Child Support:
Child Support Guidelines ; Special Circumstances; Adding Expenses to Support Obligation; Work-Related Child Care; Visitation Adjustments; Ordinary or Extraordinary Medical, Dental & Prescription Needs; Stepparent Support; Emancipation; College Education; Automatic Income Withholding; Mandatory Three-year Review; Enforcing Overdue Support Payments; Interstate Child Support; Establishment & Enforcement of UIFSA Support Orders; Termination of Obligation.
Domestic Violence:
Temporary & Final Restraining Orders; Child Custody; Treatment for Offenders; Enforcement; Emergent Support & Battered Spouse Issues.
Equitable Distribution:
Martial Home; Stock Holdings; Motor Vehicles; Checking & Savings Accounts; Qualified Pension Plans & IRAs; Federal Government & State Plans; Disability Benefits; Personal Property; Credit Cards; Retirement Plan Survivor Annuity Issues; Dissipation of Marital Property; Distribution of Contingencies & Settlements Proceeds for Personal Injury Claims; Valuation & Distribution of Closely Held Business Interests & Professional Practices (Law, Accounting & Medical Practices).
Grandparents' Rights:
Grandparents have rights independent of the child's parents.
Post Judgment Modification and Enforcement:
Changed Circumstances; Cohabitation; “Anti-Lepis” Non-Modifiability Clauses; Contempt Orders & Enforcement of Litigant's Rights; Removal of Child from State.
Tax-Related Issues:
Income Tax Returns; Handling Deficiencies & Refunds; Strategies for Dependency Exemptions for Federal & State Tax Purposes; Transfer of Appreciated Assets; Tax Burden & Age of Parties Considerations; Deductible Attorney Fees; Avoidance of Recapture Rules; Alimony vs. Property Settlement; Tax Aspects of Personal Residence.
