Johnson v. Johnson

Recently, in Fawzy v. Fawzy, 199 N.J. 456, 973 A.2d 347 (2009), we held that the constitutional guarantee of parental autonomy includes the right of parents to choose arbitration as the forum in which to resolve their disputes over child custody and parenting time. Id. at 461-62, 973 A.2d 347. In that case, we set forth the prerequisites for an enforceable arbitration agreement and the methodology by which an arbitration award in the child custody setting may be judicially reviewed. Ibid. In Fawzy, which was decided under New Jersey’s version of the Uniform Arbitration Act (Arbitration Act),…