No, The New Jersey Appellate Division affirmed and held that a parent’s duty to support his or her child cannot be waived or terminated by a property settlement agreement.
As a practicing as a child support lawyer here in New Jersey for over the past 20 years. Therefore, the attorneys at my firm I am well aware of the importance New Jersey Family Part courts protecting children, including child support payments. My New Jersey law firm’s motto has always been “kids first”. In keeping with this mantra I always advise my clients that they cannot include a provision waiving or terminating child support in their property settlement agreements. Furthermore, I would advise any client that may have executed a property settlement agreement with this language, to file a motion for child support immediately. [Read more…] about May I Waive Child Support In New Jersey?