A Norwegian study recently released some findings that may be surprising to many New Jersey couples – specifically, that couples who share household cleaning duties actually have higher divorce rates than couples in which women shouldered the majority of household duties. The study, which reviewed data from thousands of Norwegian adults from 2007-2008, discovered that […]

In the majority of cases, married couples share their insurance plans with each other. New Jersey couples may be interested to know that at the time of divorce, separation and settlement of the insurance plans has become very challenging. While going through a divorce, splitting up the property is not the only issue. Insurance plan […]

Recently, a New Jersey Appellate Court determined that the ex-husband of a Morris County woman must continue paying alimony to his ex-wife because she was not in fact “living with” her new boyfriend. This determination was made even though it was argued that the new boyfriend not only kept clothes at the ex-wife’s house, but […]

The ex-wife of the former police chief of a New Jersey city is seeking to protect her half of her ex-husband’s retirement pay – which was promised to her following the execution of their 2002 divorce settlement. While this may not seem surprising on its face, what is unexpected is that the ex-wife may be […]

Many were surprised last month at the speed and efficiency that Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes were able to complete their divorce settlement – which reportedly only took 11 days after Holmes had filed for divorce. It is likely that the existence of a well-written prenuptial agreement signed before the “TomKat” marriage aided the parties […]

States throughout the nation struggle with the question of how alimony should be determined during divorce proceedings, and New Jersey is no different. Currently, New Jersey has no set formula for how alimony should be calculated and the question of alimony is generally left to the judge’s discretion as they analyze multiple factors. In New […]

Since the 1980s divorce rates have generally declined in the United States, so when census state indicated that divorces actually increased between 2009 and 2010 – about 30,000 more in total – researchers were curious as to what was to blame. One such researcher to review and analyze this census data was Philip Cohen, a […]

It is not uncommon in today’s day and age for grandparents to provide significant financial support for their grandchildren – and in some cases being the primary source of financial support. In fact according to the AARP, roughly 25 percent of grandparents spent more than $1,000 a year on their grandchildren – with 37 percent […]

According to a recent report by CBS, 43 percent of all marriages include at least one participant – either bride or groom – that is entering into their second or third marriages. In fact, a whopping 67 percent of second marriages and 74 percent of third marriages will result in a divorce, according to the […]

Unless you can find someone who has been living under a rock for the past month, you would be hard pressed to find anyone who hasn’t heard of the recent divorce of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes – which is arguably the most high profile divorce of the year. Although the abruptness of the TomKat […]