Unless we are independently wealthy, the majority of us work for a living and work for a long time in hopes of one day retiring. Retirement used to be more common than it now is as people continue to work later into life without retiring, if only because they cannot afford to retire. We oftenRead more
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People get very attached to their houses. VERY attached. No wonder, we spend so much time searching for the perfect house, waiting anxiously to see if the offer is accepted and pass the home inspection, closing, moving in and turning it into from a brick and mortar building into a home.Read more
The N.J. Child Support Guidelines were not designed to deal with true shared parenting situations, and there is no simple answer to the question of how (or if) to apply guidelines in this increasingly common situation. The New Jersey Court Rules create a presumption that the guidelines should be used unless there is a goodRead more
Actually, I am a lawyer and I am not on TV. Turn on any channel, on about any network, and there is a legal drama of some kind on at prime time. There’s “How to Get Away with Murder”, the HBO series “The Night Of”, that new one, “Bull”, about the jury scientist and “LawRead more
In a case decided in the last few days called Smith v. Millville Rescue Squad, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided that employers are not permitted to “retaliate” against their employees in the workplace because they are separated or contemplating divorce, even if the breakup is contentious.Read more
In a decision just a few days ago, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that where a divorce agreement requires the termination of alimony due to an ex-spouse’s cohabitation, that termination will be enforced even if that cohabitation is temporary. In this specific case, the majority upheld a property settlement agreement that mandated the outrightRead more
When a couple divorces, important financial decisions must be made. One of the most difficult issues that spouses must resolve is the division of the marital estate. If spouses are unable to reach an agreement on their own or through a mediator, the courts will settle the matter by applying appropriate equitable distribution laws. TheseRead more
Everyone has a Constitutional right to his or her day in Court. That’s true, but at what cost does that day come? We often hear comments like “I will not settle, I’ll take my case to Trial!” or “I’ve given as much as I’m going to give, if they don’t like it, let’s see whatRead more
The events and attendant feelings that lead a couple to divorce can often be traumatic. After a divorce, families are left with the challenge of moving forward through a difficult time of transition. In his book Anna Karenina, Tolstoy famously wrote that “happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its ownRead more