Your children are probably the most important people in your life. Becoming a parent changes you, and your children will influence every decision you make. In fact, your children could very well be why you haven't yet decided to file for divorce. Many New Jersey...
Family businesses are incredibly common, but they can come with some interesting complexities. For example, maybe two people decided to get married, and then they later started a business together. Now they’ve decided that they’re going to get divorced. If they...
Children can be caught in the middle of a New Jersey family law case. Often, this happens while it is in progress as part of a divorce and there is a dispute over child custody, parenting time and child support. However, even after the divorce is finalized, there can...
When a couple decides to end their marriage, they have a lot of decisions that have to be made – not the least of which is how to divide their marital property. Every state has its own rules for how this process is supposed to work. In New Jersey, marital property is...
Providing support to a child is an important parental responsibility after divorce or the end of a relationship. New Jersey law sets forth the length that this support must continue and when it can end. Emancipation In general, child support ends in New Jersey when...
Alimony, sometimes referred to as spousal maintenance or spousal support, is an important form of financial protection during and after divorce. Alimony allows someone who has been dependent on their spouse to begin living independently again at the end of the...
Same-sex couples in New Jersey have the right to get married, and that means that they may eventually also need to file for divorce. Unfortunately, given that same-sex marriages are relatively new, same-sex divorces can be a bit more challenging to complete than...
If you have concerns about your child custody arrangement, it is a good idea to familiarize yourself with how child custody is determined. Child custody determinations are based on a set of factors with the intended goal of creating a child custody arrangement that is...
Child custody has several different components to it that it helps divorcing parents to understand. Once they know the different types of child custody and child custody arrangements, they can better navigate negotiating their own child custody agreement. What are the...
Except for the emotional trauma, figuring out how to divide the money and other assets is often the most challenging part of getting divorced. You and your spouse might each feel that you contributed more to the marriage, and the two of you likely have very different...