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It's not easy to make choices during your divorce that will make sense for your New Jersey family for years to come. This requires that you set aside your own personal feelings and consider what will work best for your children long-term. Many parents choose to negotiate a joint custody plan, but you may not be certain that you can make this work with your soon-to-be ex. 

If there is no way that you and the other parent can work well together, yet you feel strongly about providing your children regular access to both of you, parallel parenting may be the right choice. This custody plan offers your kids the ability to maintain strong relationships with both parents, yet the parents will have very little direct interaction. Before you make any final decisions, however, you would be wise to consider the long-term implications of your choices.

A mother in New Jersey recently shared thoughts about her 23-year-old daughter who, along with two other young women, was killed in a motor vehicle accident. Here mom described her as someone who would have made a very good counselor because she had a knack for reading people. Hours before she suffered a fatal personal injury, the daughter joined two of her best friends from high school for a reunion before one of them deployed in the U.S. military. Two of them were apparently apparently estranged, and the night was meant to mend some fences between them.

The other two women were ages 23 and 24. Police say their vehicle and a tractor-trailer collided at a crossroads at about 11:50 p.m. Two of the women were pronounced dead at the scene. The other initially survived her injuries and was transported to a hospital for emergency treatment. Sadly, she succumbed to her injuries some time later.

Governor Phil Murphy has reportedly made a lot of people happy by agreeing to sign a bill into law. The new law will prompt changes regarding immigration, in particular the ability of an undocumented person to apply for a valid driver's license. Hundreds of thousands of immigrants residing in New Jersey are expected to apply for driving privileges now.

The mother of a toddler, age 2, said she sometimes drove in the past without a license to take her child to a nearby park to play or to go to her doctor's appointments. Upon learning about the new law, the woman said she hardly could find words to describe her joy. She said she is so relieved and happy that she will now be able to drive without worrying about her legal status.

Many people come to New Jersey and other parts of the United States in hopes of finding new opportunities. If you left your native land to come to this country, it was undoubtedly a major decision for you. After all, you likely had to leave behind loved ones and everything you knew in your homeland.

Still, you came to see the United States as your home, and now, you want to become a naturalized citizen. You likely already know that this process can be long and difficult, so it is wise to know as much as possible about the proceedings so you can better prepare. One area you may need to gain more information on relates to good moral character.