All joking aside about being shut in our homes with our spouses for weeks, the current “stay at home” order in New Jersey due to the COVID-19 public health emergency raises real and serious issues for marriages that were already frayed or broken before COVID-19 upended all of our lives. The world has not stoppedRead more
Late last week the Supreme Court of NJ issued new orders about Court Operations. To a large extent, individual counties are still permitted to set their own guidelines but they did relax certain Court Rules regarding deadlines and restricted access to the Superior Courts across the state. Burlington County Courts will still operate albeit aRead more
With the New Jersey Court system still ironing the kinks out of what it means to conduct court virtually during a pandemic, Ron Lieberman suggests following the commonsense tips below: The current pandemic has thrown a proverbial “monkey wrench” into the court system. Family lawyers are getting new information day by day about how proceduresRead more
Vicinage 15 – More well-known to the general public as Gloucester, Cumberland, and Salem County Courthouses is adopting a new way of conducting proceedings. Read on below to learn more about the impact of the current public health emergency on family court matters. In the midst of the constantly evolving COVID-19 pandemic, we are allRead more
As a small business owner, you know all about risks and rewards. You have few if any safety nets. No one is there to back you up if you need a day off or if there is a downturn. Right now, with COVID-19, you are likely unsure what to do, especially if you find yourselfRead more
Coronavirus (COVID-19) is now impacting the daily lives of families all over the country in unprecedented ways, and it is inevitable that some of those impacts may affect your divorce or family law matter. Most immediately, if you have minor children, you may be wondering how coronavirus will impact your custody plan. What happens ifRead more
For many family law attorneys, January is consistently one of the busiest months of the year. January is colloquially regarded as the “divorce month” because of uptick in the number of divorce cases initiated after the holidays, also referred to as the “New Year’s Resolution Divorce.” The reasons behind the increase in divorce filings duringRead more
There are certain concepts and phrases we hear a lot in this practice. A common one is that the other parent/spouse/party won’t “let” someone do something, which initiates a family law issue. That could be seeing their children, using marital money, or any other number of issues. The most common complaints usually fall into twoRead more
The role of Child Protection & Permanency in New Jersey One of the scariest things that can happen is the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCPP) arriving at your door to investigate an allegation of abuse or neglect related to your children. The role of DCPP is very specific. Their job is to investigateRead more
Don’t get so excited, cuckolds. The fact that your spouse cheated does not mean you will be absolved of your obligation to pay alimony, or that you will be entitled to a disproportionate distribution of marital property. One of the most common misconceptions about the divorce process in New Jersey is the role played byRead more
