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New Jersey Appellate Division Reexamines Division of Assets and Application for Fees
In a recent New Jersey Appellate Division opinion, the judges upheld a trial court decision that affirmed a premarital agreement and a trial court’s division of assets, and awarded the wife attorneys’ fees for defending a meritless attempt to have the couple’s premarital agreement declared void. Read on to learn about the case, and… Read More »
Four Questions to Ask Before Getting a Divorce
Making the decision to end a marriage, especially when children are involved, is never simple. Asking yourself the following questions can help you decide whether you’re ready to file for divorce. Speak with a knowledgeable New Jersey divorce attorney with any additional concerns. Have I done all I can to save or repair the… Read More »
Preparing for a Divorce Mediation Session
Mediation can be a less-expensive and less-combative way to resolve your divorce, but many divorcing spouses view it as a mere formality before the “real” divorce trial begins. However, couples who take the mediation process seriously may find that they can reach a settlement without having to go to court. Even though mediation doesn’t… Read More »
Appellate Division Rejects Claim that Agreement to Settlement was Induced by Fraud
In a recent case before the New Jersey Appellate Division, the court rejected an attempt to invalidate a divorce settlement agreement filed years after the divorce was finalized. The couple at the center of the recently-decided case of G.M. v. R.M. were married in May of 2000 and separated in August of 2013 after… Read More »
The Risks of a D.I.Y. Divorce
In our internet age, you may believe that you can handle any task with the help of some dedicated Googling. There are many self-help legal websites and handbooks that purport to walk readers through the process of handling their own divorce filing without the help of an attorney. While it may be true that… Read More »
Court Reminds Divorcing Couples to Put It In Writing
In an opinion recently issued by the New Jersey Appellate Division, the judges reminded litigants that, if a term of your divorce isn’t included in your marital settlement agreement (MSA), it’s highly unlikely that the court will enforce it. The court considered this issue in a case titled Mercado v. Mercado. Battle over daughter’s… Read More »
Cohabitation could be the basis for changing alimony, even if not spelled out in a New Jersey Property Settlement Agreement
The New Jersey Appellate Division recently issued a decision in response to an ex-husband’s request to modify or terminate alimony based on his wife allegedly living with a new partner, as well as other changed circumstances. After receiving a denial from the trial court, the Appellate Division granted the husband’s request for a hearing… Read More »
Positivity about Your Co-Parent
After a painful break-up or contentious divorce, it might be difficult to feel anything but anger towards a co-parent. Co-parenting relationships last for the lifetime of your children, however, and it is not only in the best interests of your children that you make the best of that relationship; it’s in your best interests,… Read More »
Talking to Your Grown Children about Your Divorce
Many couples wait until their children have left the home and are fully independent before filing for divorce. Others simply don’t realize that the relationship is no longer working until their children have left the nest. Splitting up when children are young can be painful and disruptive, but there are still concerns albeit different… Read More »
In Order to Reduce Alimony, Courts Require Proof
New Jersey courts have the right to reduce alimony payments when a former spouse and alimony recipient has begun cohabiting with someone else, or when the alimony-paying spouse’s financial circumstances have changed substantially. But even if these remedies are available, the spouse seeking a change in alimony must still do the work of proving… Read More »
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