Although the label is something relatively new, parenting coordination has been around for decades. Many judges, lawyers, litigants and court personnel looked for different ways to resolve minor issues related to visitation and parenting time. Using extended family,...
One of the issues to be resolved in a divorce in New Jersey is how to divide the assets and debts. This often involves dealing with a home, bank accounts, retirement accounts and credit card debt. Many people who are just beginning the divorce process have questions...
The fate of the marital home in a divorce is a difficult and complicated issue. It is difficult because people have strong emotional ties to a marital home and often feel that they “deserve” the home because they anticipate getting custody or feel wronged by the...
The decision to pursue divorce is never easy. It can be even more difficult when no one is especially at fault – when there is no infidelity, no abuse. What happens when you have just grown apart? Does the law still allow you to get divorced? The answer is yes. In...
Social media platforms – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and others – are a regular part of daily life for many Americans. These platforms are used for both personal and professional reasons, to showcase videos and photographs, share jokes and life events, and build a...
Tax laws in the United States change frequently. As the average family size and economic situations shift on a national level, lawmakers will often change tax policy accordingly. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will enforce the changing tax rules, sometimes levying...
Although it depends on individual situations, going through the divorce process involves many steps and issues to resolve. Settling marital property is one. In many cases, martial property is known to both parties, with retirement accounts, residential homes and other...
When you hear your attorney tell you that the judge will divide marital “equitably” in your divorce, you may assume this means equally. It does not. Equitable, in family court, means “fair.” Judges who preside over property division issues make decisions on a...
For many people, pets are part of the family. They treat them like children in the way they care for and love them. The problem is, when going through a divorce, the law does not treat them the same way. A few states now have laws that allow the court to order...
Any person going through a divorce will have their own hurdles to face, no matter what their personal circumstances are. This goes for you as well, especially as a grey divorcee. Being in your 50s or older automatically puts you at a very different place in life than...
Let’s say you are getting divorced, you moved to New Jersey because your spouse had a job offer, and for years you have lived here and raised kids. Now that the divorce is happening, you want to go back home to family a thousand miles away. Can you do this? Or, let’s...
You just called a law firm. They said they need to perform a conflict check. You might wonder why. An attorney can only represent one side of a dispute. The things you tell an attorney during a consultation are protected by attorney-client privilege, even if you never...
According to the CDC, one in 59 children have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). In New Jersey, the rate is one in 34. In light of the national divorce rate of 50%, it follows that many divorces involve special children requiring many important, crucial considerations....
Divorce involves not only the law, but people - real human beings. The law gives us standards to apply, but each person is unique. People’s personalities, passions and understandable emotional reactions to the trauma of divorce can make even a simple case complex -...
When individuals are in a bad place in their relationship, they do and say things they later come to regret. While this behavior is perhaps a reflection of the stress and sadness people are going through, this does not excuse their behavior or make it acceptable,...
