Marriage often means taking two separate lifestyles and making them into one. This may include combining bank accounts, opening joint lines of credit and purchasing a home together. Sadly, if the marriage ends in divorce, spouses who have commingled their assets may...
Does divorce automatically mean alimony?
Alimony is not a guaranteed result of divorce. In fact, spousal support is much less common than in past generations, mainly because more marriages include spouses who both work. However, there are certain factors a New Jersey court will consider when determining...
Understanding New Jersey’s child custody laws
Parents who split up have many difficult decisions to make. In the face of high emotions and sometimes negative feelings toward each other, the parents must think rationally and calmly about what is best for the children. It is also important for parents to understand...
Understanding New Jersey’s child custody laws
Parents who split up have many difficult decisions to make. In the face of high emotions and sometimes negative feelings toward each other, the parents must think rationally and calmly about what is best for the children. It is also important for parents to understand...
How can I change my child support amount?
Child support is a complex issue between parents. Certainly, most New Jersey parents understand their responsibility to provide for their children even when they are no longer in a relationship with the other parent. However, the inflexible and sometimes burdensome...
Knowing when the time is right to divorce
For many New Jersey couples, tough times are part of a normal and evolving marriage. For others, however, tough times come more frequently than the good times, and it can wear them down. It is not always easy to know when a marriage is essentially over. Making the...
QDROs may be an important part of asset division
Couples who marry generally expect to spend the rest of their lives together. They may symbolize this by combining their finances, purchasing real estate and investing for their future together. When dissolving a marriage, asset division can be emotionally and...
When a business is part of divorce asset division
Owning a family business can mean additional questions and concerns during a divorce. Whether the entrepreneur started the New Jersey business before or after getting married, there may be legal matters that can complicate asset division and jeopardize the future of...
