Legal Question in Family Law in New Jersey
Child support and financial obligations
I have been married for 5 yrs...for the past 6 mos I have been sepaarted from my husband...we have a mortgage and several bills that I have been left with and I am barely making ends meet.I am faced with the possibility of incurring a second job in order to pay bills and my husband has not contributed to the mortgage nor toward paying child support for our 21 month old daughter.How do I go about getting him to pay for child support and for part of the mortgage?Am I entitled to alimony? I need help.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Child support and financial obligations
You can file for divorce and seek child and spousal support or you can file a support complaint with the family part and request child and spousal support. To file the support complaint go to the county courthouse in Hackensack and to room 148. You can complete the form there and a support complaint will be prepared by the court staff.
If you plan to hire an attorney to obtain a divorce it would make more sense to simply have him file for support when he files the divorce complaint.
Gary Moore, Esquire
Hackensack, New Jersey
800 273 7933
www.garymooreattorneyatlaw.com
Re: Child support and financial obligations
Go to Family Intake at the Morris County Courthouse and file a complaint for support. When you are ready to file for a divorce, see a lawyer.