Middlesex County Divorce Law Blog

In a recent blog post, we wrote about the information that can be gleamed from your social media accounts and used against you during a divorce proceeding. Because of the advancements in technology, information in social media sites is not the only "hidden" information that can be used against you.

Unfortunately, many individuals in Old Bridge think that they will be able to hide assets during their divorce. People mistakenly think this will allow them to keep their assets and avoid an equitable division. But it doesn't work that way. Thanks to technology, hidden assets are constantly getting easier to find.

With the end of the school year approaching, many high school students are thinking about finding jobs where they can make enough money to save for college. The costs of college and student loan rates are increasing, so teens and parents alike know it's critical to have a plan for paying for college.

Many parents in Old Bridge work hard in order to pay for their students' college expenses. But what happens when parents file for divorce? Are both parents still expected to help pay for college, and if so, how should the expenses be divided?

These days, it seems as though everyone in Old Bridge is on Facebook and Twitter. Social networking sites that once targeted high school and college students are now used by almost everyone. More specifically, 65 percent of adults who are online use social media, and 89 percent of individuals under 20 use social media.

Although social media can be a great place to connect with family members and old friends, the information you post can also be used against you during your divorce proceeding. Since 2010, information from social media sites has been a key part of nearly 700 cases.

A new bill introduced at the state level seeks to protect the rights of mothers who want to put a child up for adoption without gaining the consent of an illegitimate father. The bill, which could inspire similar legislation in New Jersey and elsewhere, stems from a six-year custody battle between a mother and her baby's illegitimate father.

In that case, a man and woman conceived a child together, but the man declined to put his name on the birth certificate because he was waiting to find out through DNA tests if he was the child's father. The man failed to put his name on the birth certificate within 15 days of the birth, which prevented him from being recognized as the child's father.