Our practice areas
Custody, divorce, support, restraining orders, relocation and post-judgment motions in the Family Part, plus criminal defense, estate planning and expungements.
Advice & Counsel (flat fee)
Virtual, limited-scope family law guidance from attorney Danielle Joseph-Key, Esq.: strategy calls, document and motion reviews, settlement agreement review, mediation and court preparation. Flat fees from $59, no retainer required.
Alimony
Alimony and spousal support in New Jersey divorces: requests, responses, settlement terms and later modification, from attorney Danielle Joseph-Key, Esq.
Child custody & parenting time
Legal and physical custody, parenting time schedules, holiday plans and changes to custody orders in the New Jersey Family Part, from attorney Danielle Joseph-Key, Esq. Full representation or flat-fee Advice & Counsel.
TLAC
A. 9:2-2 and the Bisbing v. Bisbing best-interests standard, with attorney Danielle Joseph-Key, Esq.
Child support
Establishing, modifying and enforcing child support under the New Jersey Child Support Guidelines, including income calculation and the allocation of health care, child care and college expenses.
Criminal defense
Defense for disorderly persons offenses, indictable charges, DUI and DWI, municipal court matters and domestic violence criminal complaints, from former municipal prosecutor Danielle Joseph-Key, Esq.
Divorce
Contested and uncontested divorce, equitable distribution of assets, alimony and marital settlement agreements in New Jersey, from attorney Danielle Joseph-Key, Esq.
Restraining orders (TRO/FRO)
Representation at Temporary and Final Restraining Order hearings under New Jersey's Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, for the person seeking protection or the person responding.
Estate planning
Wills, durable powers of attorney, healthcare directives and living wills for New Jersey families, including naming guardians for minor children.
TLAC
Clear an eligible New Jersey arrest or conviction record, including Clean Slate expungement, with attorney Danielle Joseph-Key, Esq.
Family law
Divorce, custody, parenting time, child support, alimony, restraining orders, relocation and post-judgment matters in the New Jersey Family Part, with full representation or flat-fee Advice & Counsel.
TLAC
Modify or enforce a New Jersey custody, parenting time, child support or alimony order.
Helpful guides
Explore answers to common questions before choosing a service.
Expungement in New Jersey, including Clean Slate
What an expungement does in New Jersey, which records qualify, the waiting periods for dismissed charges, ordinance violations, disorderly persons offenses, indictable convictions and Clean Slate petitions, how the online filing system works, and what cannot be expunged.
Read articleHow New Jersey child support is calculated
How the New Jersey Child Support Guidelines work: the income shares approach, what counts as income, the sole and shared parenting worksheets, overnights, child care and health insurance, when a judge can depart from the Guidelines, and how to ask for a change.
Read articleHow New Jersey courts decide child custody: The factors in N.J.S.A. 9:2-4
How the Family Part decides child custody in New Jersey: legal and physical custody, joint and sole custody, the factors listed in N.J.S.A. 9:2-4, the child's preference, mediation, and what parents can prepare.
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