In my vast experience as a child custody lawyer in East Brunswick, New Jersey, I am well aware that only in rare cases will a judge give one parent sole legal custody. The attorneys at my law firm all understand the factors that a judge of a New Jersey Family Court shall consider include the ability of the parents to communicate, cooperate, and agree in matters concerning the child; the willingness of the parents’ to accept custody; the child’s relationship and interaction between the child and his or her parents or siblings; any history of domestic violence; the child’s preference, as long as that child is of sufficient age and capacity to reason to make an intelligent decision; the child’s needs; the stability of the offered home environment; of the quality of education; the parents’ fitness; the quality and extent of the child’s time spent with the parent before separation; the employment responsibilities of the parents; and the age and amount of children.
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