Cassie Murphy, a partner with the Law Offices of Paone, Zaleski & Murphy, will speak on a panel regarding the recent amendments to the Child Custody Statute. The amendments redefine the public policy of New Jersey with regard to child custody disputes and will have a tremendous impact on the practice of family law, including but not limited to certain restrictions on the court’s authority to order reunification therapy for the child, more weight to the child’s preferences in determining custody, and weighing the findings and recommendations of the child’s mental health professional.
Topics include:
- Legislative history
- Public policy shift
- Three-year review
- Parens patriae responsibility of the court
- Best interest factors modification
- Child’s preference
- Impact on judicial interviews
- Role of GALs and attorneys representing children
- Therapy and reunification
- Domestic violence and Kayden’s Law
- Retroactivity
- Constitutional issues
- Arguments to raise in your litigated cases
- Approaches in ADR
To learn more, go to: https://njsba.com/event/what-the-new-child-custody-bill-means-for-your-practice/
