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A national study on law enforcement officials shows that there has been an increase in the number of domestic violence reports because of the slow economy. The objective of the study was to determine how the conditions in the current economy affect how law enforcement officials do their jobs. The study asked 200 law enforcement […]

A man from Woodstown was arrested in the most recent sweep of warrants in the Salem County area because he owes more that $90,000 in back child support. According to police in Salem County, the 37-year-old man was taken to Salem County Correctional Facility for having two outstanding warrants. The two child support warrants total […]

Nine months after making a statement that they would be splitting up, Marc Anthony has now filed for divorce from Jennifer Lopez. Online entertainment news source, TMZ, broke the story after they claimed that sources close the couple had a “heart-to-heart” talk about their marriage and whether or not they were ready to end it. […]

Details of the divorce and the prenuptial agreement of Ruben Studdard has now been released and officials have stated that Studdard will not lose anything in the “iron-clad” agreement. Studdard, the former winner of ‘American Idol’, was officially divorced in January after filing in November and ending his three-year marriage. According to his prenup, Studdard […]

Former NBA star, Dennis Rodman, is in court for back child support claims after allegedly owing $860,000 to his ex-wife, Michelle. The sentencing for this case has now been pushed back until May 29 after he was found contempt of court in November 2011 for failure to pay child support because his representation claims that […]

There has been a recent trend in unmarried, cohabiting couples in that they are seeking some type of legal protection similar to that of a prenuptial agreements. These binds are seeking to protect each partner’s financial assets as well as child custody issues. These contracts are still drawn up by an attorney and when surveyed, […]

Two Penns Grove men were arrested after having outstanding child support warrants that totaled to nearly $12,000. According to police in Salem County, a 32-year-old man was arrested because his child support payments totaled over $8,000. The other man had payments over $4,000. Both men were released from custody after making reduced payments of $200 […]

In 2010, the state of New York adopted the no-fault  divorce law in attempts to avoid assigning blame in divorce cases. Many were very excited with the passing of the new law, but one year later, a few concerning outcomes are starting to be seen. One of them is the the law of temporary alimony […]

New laws in the New Jersey Assembly could possibly completely change the alimony laws in the state. The first proposed law asked for an 11-member commission be created in order to review all of the laws and possibly reform them. Another bill that was cleared earlier this week states that the alimony and child support […]

Recently, there has been an increase in the number of custody cases that involve pets in divorce cases. In a 2006 survey, it was found that the number of custody cases that determine the fate of a pet has grown nearly 15 percent. Attorneys have stated that the court tends to lean toward leaving the […]