Michael Andrew Conte
I exclusively practice in the areas of Divorce and Family Law in New Jersey.
I help people with complex legal, financial, and personal issues during what is often the most traumatic times of their lives.
A worked as a Senior Probation Officer in Child Support Enforcement while attending Law School at night at Temple University, Beasley School of Law. In law school, I received various awards. I was a Law Faculty Scholar, a member of the prestigious Temple Law Review, and an award-winning member of the Moot Court Honor Society.
After law school, I clerked for two wonderful judges: the Hon. Mary Jacobson, who was the Presiding Judge of the Mercer County Family Part at the time of my clerkship and became the Mercer County Assignment Judge before retiring; and the Hon. Catherine Fitzpatrick, who was the Presiding Judge of the Mercer County Family Part before also retiring. I practiced Family Law at a distinguished New Jersey law firm for the decade following my clerkships, before establishing Conte Family Law LLC in 2021.
Conte Family Law LLC is focused exclusively on New Jersey Divorce and Family Law matters, including child custody, child support, spousal support, equitable distribution of assets and debts, and all other similar legal matters.
- Temple University
- J.D. | Law
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- Honors: Temple Law Review Staff Member (2007-08) Moot Court Honor Society (2008-09) Best Brief, Samuel L. Polski Moot Court Competition (2008) Finalist, I. Herman Stern Moot Court Competition (2009)
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- Columbia University
- M.A. | Philosophy of Education
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- Rutgers University - New Brunswick/Piscataway
- B.A. | English, Philosophy
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- Honors: magna cum laude
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- Divorce and Family Law Attorney
- Conte Family Law LLC
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- Divorce and Family Law Attorney
- Ulrichsen Rosen & Freed LLC
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- Law Clerk to the Hon. Catherine Fitzpatrick, P.J.F.P.
- New Jersey State Judiciary
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- Law Clerk to the Hon. Mary Jacobson, P.J.F.P.
- New Jersey State Judiciary
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- Senior Probation Officer
- New Jersey State Judiciary, Probation, Child Support Enforcement
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- Rising Star
- Super Lawyers Magazine
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- Super Lawyers Magazine
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- Super Lawyers Magazine
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- Super Lawyers Magazine
- Rising Star
- Super Lawyers Magazine
- New Jersey Bar Association
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- Mercer County Bar Association
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- Pennsylvania Bar Association # 306602
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- New Jersey
- New Jersey Courts
- ID Number: 28532009
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- Pennsylvania
- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- ID Number: 306602
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- Family Law
- Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Paternity, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights
- Child Custody
- Child Support
- Equitable Distribution
- Spousal Support
- English: Spoken, Written
- Q. If there's nothing currently in writing with court can the mother take a child out of state away from father
- A: Tell him to retain a qualified family law attorney: N.J.S.A. 9:2-2 states the following: When the Superior Court has jurisdiction over the custody and maintenance of the minor children of parents divorced, separated or living separate, and such children are natives of this State, or have resided five years within its limits, they shall not be removed out of its jurisdiction against their own consent, if of suitable age to signify the same, nor while under that age without the consent of both parents, unless the court, upon cause shown, shall otherwise order. The court, upon application of any person on behalf of such minors, may require such security and issue such writs and processes as shall be deemed proper to effect the purposes of this section.
- Q. My Son is 8. My ex wife and I have verbal agreements regarding parenting time. We have Joint Custody of our Son.
- A: As his father, of course you have legal standing to bring a request to modify custody and parenting time to the Court - but your questions really isn't about legal standing. You want to know whether you will be successful against a stubborn adversary who isn't willing to see things the same way as you. In order to sort out the answer to that question, and/or formulate a workable strategy to maximize the chances that you can work things out to support your son's best interests, you will need a legal advocate who primarily practices family law that is both compassionate and tenacious. Research some of those attorneys and schedule some consultations until you speak with someone who you feel good about.
- Q. My daughter is away to college in Tampa, mom lives in NY. I live in NJ, still paying child support, can I contest
- A: Typically a child remains unemancipated for support purposes if he/she is a full time college student until age 23. Often child support is recalculated around the time a child lives away at college on campus, as the child support guidelines only apply to children residing at home with a parent. However, regular child support does not take into consideration college expenses, which are interrelated with child support, but not exactly the same thing. Ultimately, a court may determine that your child support obligation to your daughter's mother should decrease, but that you should pay a percentage of your daughter's college tuition and costs not covered by scholarships, grants, and other sources. You should probably bring your particular circumstances to a qualified family law attorney, to try to help you navigate what's in your and your daughter's best interests.