Blog Category: Family Law
Cohabitation in 2024
Apr 4, 2024 | Written by: | Share
Cohabitation can have a wide range of meanings, and therefore, the language used in your Marital Settlement Agreements (MSA) to describe or define cohabitation can be incredibly important. If your...
Four Recent Updates in Family Law
Mar 6, 2024 | Written by: | Share
The attorneys in our office receive daily updates on recent court decisions. These updates serve as an important tool that attorneys should review and understand. The law can change, and...
What Happens If My Spouse Dies While Our Divorce Is Pending?
Feb 7, 2024 | Written by: | Share
When a spouse dies during a divorce (before the divorce judgment is entered), the divorce proceeding ends and with that also ends the statutory right to equitable distribution. The matter is then...
What Happens If You Violate a No-Contact Provision in a Restraining Order?
Jan 10, 2024 | Written by: | Share
Did you know that if you are a defendant in a restraining order (temporary or permanent), you may not have any contact with the victim/plaintiff? Did you know that violations of restraining orders...
What is the Cost of a Good Divorce Lawyer?
Dec 8, 2023 | Written by: | Share
You may have heard the answer to the question “What is the cost of a good divorce lawyer?” as “far less than a bad one.” Although this may seem like just another bad lawyer joke, there is...
How to Help Settle Your Divorce Case
Nov 15, 2023 | Written by: | Share
As it takes two people to get married, it takes two people to get divorced. To settle your divorce case, it takes two people being reasonable and compromising. So how can you, as a client, help to...
How to Prepare for a Child Support Hearing
Nov 2, 2023 | Written by: | Share
If parents are unable to agree about how to support their children, the courts can intervene. This applies to married parents who are divorcing, those who are not yet divorcing, or unmarried parents...
What is the Role of a Guardian ad Litem in a Divorce?
Oct 4, 2023 | Written by: | Share
We (family law attorneys) often discuss the role of a guardian ad litem (hereinafter referred to as GAL), as an appointee for a child(ren) in a custody dispute when the court makes a finding that the...
Pensions & Divorce
Sep 13, 2023 | Written by: | Share
Pursuant to a divorce, and as part of equitable distribution in New Jersey, retirement accounts, including pensions, are divisible. There is a unique mechanism called a Qualified Domestic Relations...
Focus On Your Needs Rather Than Your Wants In Divorce (and in Life)
Aug 30, 2023 | Written by: | Share
We live in a society that focuses on material goods with “success” defined by how much money we make, the type of house we live in, the car we drive, etc. But does accumulation of wealth and...