Imagine the following scenario: you and your significant other have been living together for 15 years. You never married officially, but held yourselves out as a married couple. You have a joint bank account and pay all the bills together. Your significant other just told you he wants to end your relationship and he wants […]

A party to a divorce shall not remove a child out of the State of New Jersey after a divorce when custody and parenting is an issue without the consent of the other party or permission of the Court. However, the Courts are aware that with the development of a global economy and advancements in […]

Divorced New Jersey parents who are able to work together and raise their children with common goals often have more well-behaved children who excel academically than parents who raise their children alone, according to the Journal of Family Psychology. Co-parenting, though, is not always easy; divorced couples often have emotional pain that impedes them from […]

If you have adopted a child, and if you believe there is an error as to the child’s year of birth on the original birth certificate, the process by which to amend the child’s birth certificate is straightforward. Oftentimes, children in New Jersey are adopted from other countries. As a result, the birth records from […]

Usually the largest asset subject to equitable distribution in a divorce is the marital residence and thus, you might feel that if you vacate the residence, you automatically lose your interest in the residence. However, that is false. You are still entitled to your share of the equity in the residence whether or not you […]

The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction was implemented as a federal statute in the United States in 1988 as the “International Child Abduction Remedies Act,” or ICARA. Since the Hague Convention was enacted in the Netherlands in October 1980, approximately seventy (70) nations, including the United States, have become signatories […]

People in New Jersey know that a divorce affects many aspects of a person’s life, including the way a physician can continue with a medical practice after the family’s assets are divided. How much of a physician’s medical practice will actually be granted to their spouse in a divorce is based on a group of […]

Trying to prove that your ex-spouse is cohabiting with another individual and that he or she no longer needs alimony?  Here is what you should initially know: Procedurally, “where a prima facie showing of cohabitation is made out by the supporting spouse, there is a rebuttable presumption which shifts the burden of proof to the […]

When going through a divorce, the Case Information Statement may be the most important document you will file with the Court. It is essential for every phase of your case and will serve as a roadmap throughout the proceedings. Whether you are filing a pendente lite motion for support, trying to settle your case, or […]

Whether an alimony award is permanent or of limited duration, there are instances when it can be either changed or even terminated when circumstances warrant. New Jersey courts have dealt with this issue at great length. There have been instances when alimony has been increased, reduced and sometimes even terminated early. Before making such a […]