New Jersey is one of the two states in the United States where divorced parents can be required to contribute to the college expenses of their...
There is a statute that governs people’s rights when they enter into prenuptial agreements, but the key is that both sides are entitled to a...
Permanent alimony is typically paid where there is a long-term marriage where the parties are not on the same economic footing. That is where...
In dealing with the issue of custody it is important to know that it is the children’s best interest that are the central focus of the...
Visitation is a toxic word for a lot of people because it suggests to the “visiting parent” that he or she is a second-class citizen,...
Our practice really focuses on complex asset cases and complex custody cases. In complex asset cases you very often have a marital estate...
People tend to be very focused on what they say in their complaint for divorce, but really the complaint for divorce is nothing other than the key...
Most parenting plans address the issues of parental access, that is visitation between parents and their children. In international situations...
Rehabilitated alimony typically is the kind of alimony you would see in a shorter term marriage, and it is designed to provide financial assistance...
It’s important to remember that there are some issues in divorce that can be modified as circumstances change in the future.
People sometimes ask about high asset cases. High asset cases often are those cases that exceed two million dollars in assets and they become more...
In New Jersey assets are divided through the concept of equitable distribution. People ask sometimes is it an equal division of marital assets and...
It’s important to understand that a divorce case involves many different types of issues. If there are children involved there may be custody...
People often ask me about the concept of legal separation. The real answer to that is that in New Jersey there really is no such thing as a legal...
Parents have an obligation to contribute to the support of their children and that obligation is one that both parents have although their...
There is no more difficult issue in a case than custody of children. Parents sometimes lose perspective when they’re angry at one another...
In our increasingly mobile society we’re often confronted with cases in which one parent wants to move out of New Jersey with the children....
There is also an asset and liability section to the case information statement. It’s important to list all your assets. Just because you...
A lot of times people come in and they insist, at least in the beginning, that they want the judge to hear their story and they want the judge to...
One of the premier services I think we provide is our ability to work closely with the law firms that may be handling the underlying divorce or the...
There is no question that your divorce is one of the most emotional times of your life and you need to try to figure out a way to bring some...
Limited Duration Alimony is intended to apply to cases that have all of the other factors that might otherwise justify a permanent alimony award,...
Many times I get a -- I get calls from clients who ask whether or not they should leave the house. They’re contemplating a divorce and their...
Property division can actually occur in one of two ways. Either the parties can reach an agreement...
One of the issues that causes the most acrimony is personal property. Who’s going to get the china set, who's going to get the couch. And the...
How Is Child Support Calculated?How is child support calculated? Well for cases...
People often talk about custody of their children and sometimes battle over it. There are two ways to resolve the custody of children. One is to...
When you come into the office we’re going to give you a packet of information. One of the things in there is something called the case...
How is child support calculated? In most cases it is calculated according to something called the New Jersey Child Support Guidelines. These were...
It’s important to remember that whether or not your case is resolved through an agreement or by a judge making decisions the obligations that...
People often ask me, “What’s the philosophy or your firm and how do you deal with your clients?” We begin with the...
People sometimes ask, “What information is gonna be most useful to you?” or conversely they come in with a folder filled with pictures...
International divorces require exceptionally good advise with regard to, not only the law that is going to be applied in the place that the divorce...
I’m often asked about the concept of mediation, and sometimes even about arbitration. These are two concepts that are becoming more...
People often ask me what are the grounds for divorce in New Jersey and there are several. We have the traditional fault grounds which are adultery,...
Many times people ask me if there’s a formula for deciding how, what type of alimony is to be paid and how much alimony is to be paid and it...
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