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Divorce and Life Insurance in New Jersey
When many people think of divorce settlements, they are mainly thinking of “who gets the house” and “who gets the kids.” Divorce settlements, however, involve a whole host of financial decisions and asset apportionment considerations, including personal property, real property such as houses, intangibles such as stock and business ownership, and financial decisions incident… Read More »
Who Gets the House In a New Jersey Divorce
You hear it on television or from your friends: “She/he got the house in the divorce.” The marital home is often a hotly contested asset in a divorce, especially if the couple has been together for a long time, has shared children, and both parties have put equity in the home. How does a… Read More »
What Constitutes “Remarriage” for the Sake of New Jersey Alimony?
After a divorce, clients are often excited to move on with their lives. While we do encourage clients to get back to their regular lives after divorcing, which does include dating, it is important to be careful with new relationships after a New Jersey divorce. New relationships can affect divorce-related issues, including alimony, child… Read More »
Premarital Agreements vs. Cohabitation Agreements
Most of our clients are familiar with premarital or prenuptial agreements (aka “prenups”): Before entering a marriage, you and your spouse can agree on a variety of financial matters concerning your marriage and what would happen in the event of a divorce. Fewer people are aware, however, that people in a long-term relationship without… Read More »
Do Sperm Donors Have Parental Rights in New Jersey?
As biological technology evolves and cultural norms shift toward the acceptance of more types of familial arrangements such as same-sex marriages, the use of sperm donors, in-vitro fertilization (IVF), gestational carriers (aka surrogate mothers) and other fertility alternatives are becoming more and more commonplace. Have the laws on the books caught up with the… Read More »
Should I Get An Annulment Instead of a Divorce?
If you are facing the end of your marriage, you may wonder about your best legal option, given your familial circumstances. Clients often ask about the benefits of mediation, legal separation, contested vs. uncontested divorces, etc. Occasionally, clients who believe they have a very serious reason for ending a marriage wonder if they are… Read More »
No Discovery to Prove Cohabitation Absent Prima Facie Showing
Last month we discussed a case in which the New Jersey Appellate Division refused even to open the door for a child custody evaluation absent a showing of changed circumstances sufficient to justify modifying a custody order. The Appellate Division just issued another “don’t put the cart before the horse” decision along the same… Read More »
How to Invalidate a New Jersey Premarital Agreement
Premarital or prenuptial agreements (“prenups”) allow engaged parties to decide how financial issues and other aspects of a potential divorce would be handled should the parties later decide to split up. Prenups are becoming more and more popular, even among parties with equivalent wealth and earning potential. Gone are the days when prenups were… Read More »
Do’s and Do-Not’s During Your New Jersey Divorce
Divorces can be complicated at the best of times. If you are going through a divorce, the last thing you want to do is add additional legal or financial hardships or otherwise weaken your position on the division of property, alimony, child custody, or any other related matter. Read on for advice on how… Read More »
Child Attending College May Be a “Change in Circumstances” For Purposes of Child Support
Divorce judgments are meant to be the final word on all associated issues–alimony, property division, child custody, child support. Unfortunately, they rarely are completely final. Divorced spouses may move states, come into money, lose their employment, get hurt in an accident, etc. When one spouse’s financial circumstances change significantly from how things were when… Read More »
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