Child support is determined using a wide range of factors in New Jersey. Not the least of which is your existing child custody agreement. Where and with whom a child spends the majority of his and her time is certainly a large part of how much child support is owed, if any. However, there are many situations […]

It may come as no surprise, but divorce can be a costly endeavor. Since 2000, data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau has shown a dramatic correlation between the health of the national economy and the national divorce rate. Researchers have many theories as to why these two go hand in hand, but it primarily boils down to economic […]

After a divorce, many former spouses enter into some form of alimony agreement. Alimony is determined based on a litany of factors, but has no hard and fast rules which govern set amounts. Similarly, how and when to terminate alimony agreements is a legal grey area, with a number of considerations coming into play. Today, our divorce and […]

Alternative Dispute Resolution, often shortened to ADR, is a term used to describe several different methods by which legal disputes may be settled out of court. For issues pertaining to divorce and family law, the most common alternative dispute resolution methods are mediation, arbitration, and collaborative divorce. These methods are used to keep costs down, keep timelines shorter, and to avoid […]

Fox News host Jesse Watters has been served divorce papers after entering into an adulterous relationship with a co-worker. Noelle Watters, Jesse’s wife, filed for divorce this past October after learning about the extramarital affair. Jesse Watters is a regular on Fox News on his own show Watters’ World and as a guest on The Spin Stops Here Tour 2017 alongside […]

Many New Jerseyans are already familiar with the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed into law by the Trump administration. Amongst the major changes which were made include alterations to individual income tax, estate tax, small business tax, corporate tax, and much more. What is less known and discussed is that the recent reforms also […]

For those going through divorce proceedings in New Jersey, the amount of legal jargon and new terms being thrown around the room can be daunting. Before stepping foot into a courtroom, a mediation, or your lawyer’s office, it can be useful to brush up on your legal terms. Today, our divorce and family law attorneys will be going over some common […]

Alimony is a form of payment made from one ex spouse to another for a variety of considerations. Judges may factor in the length of a marriage, the education, earning capacity, and employability of both spouses, the age and health of each party, and more when determining the amount and type of alimony to be paid. […]

Earlier this week, the NJ Appellate Division ruled on an appeal filed by Attorney Gregory Pasler of Morristown’s Townsend, Tomaio & Newmark on behalf of his client Mr. Keller, of Somerset County, NJ. Keller and his attorney had originally filed for a motion to reduce Keller’s alimony and child support payments on the basis of […]

Increasingly, adults are choosing to enter into “marital-style” relationships while remaining legally unmarried. This kind of relationship is referred to legally as “cohabitation”, and cohabitation can have a number of implications to existing divorce agreements such as alimony and child support. These implications come in the form of post-divorce modifications, specifically in the way that […]