New Jersey residents might be interested to hear that Brian France, the chairman of NASCAR, divorced his wife for the second time with even more assets to be divided between the two this time around. The couple originally married in 2001, divorced in 2004, remarried again in 2005 and are now divorcing again. France became […]

With the summer upon us it’s a good time to review your property settlement agreement or divorce judgment in addition to your child or children’s schedule to make sure everyone’s plans for vacation and activities are aligned. You may also have to look at last year’s calendar if you have any alternating provisions. This is […]

A reconciliation agreement is a marital agreement that parties enter into after they have either separated or filed for divorce and they thereafter agree to reconcile. New Jersey Courts tend to favor reconciliation agreements as furthering the State of New Jersey’s interest in preserving marriage. As such, New Jersey Courts tend to enforce reconciliation agreements […]

Often times, divorced or separated individuals seek to modify the terms of custody and parenting time agreements or orders long after the agreement or order was entered into or entered by a court.  So, while New Jersey will continue to have jurisdiction over the request to modify that agreement or order, that jurisdiction may not last […]

In the state of New Jersey, parties may choose either fault or no-fault grounds for divorce. While this was not always the case, as of the year 2007 a party may choose to file his or her divorce under “irreconcilable differences” instead of choosing another fault-based cause of action. The term “irreconcilable differences” is simply […]

A New Jersey Superior Court judge has ruled it permissible for pregnant women to obtain a single restraining order that extends to their unborn child. While domestic abuse carries serious consequences for all victims, who are often women and children, the unborn are placed at an even higher risk of long-term damage from trauma. However, […]

In a recent unpublished opinion in Gall v. Gall, our Appellate Division reversed the trial court that had awarded child support for the parties’ twenty (20) year old son who was living at home with mom at the time of trial. He was working full-time, had purchased himself a car, and was paying all of […]

There is no presumption that marital assets will be divided evenly.  The specific facts of a case can drive the Court’s decision of how marital assets should be divided.  It is therefore important to retain a law firm that is intimately familiar with the principles of family law and equitable distribution to represent you in […]

A homeless New Jersey family was found living in a walk-in closet-sized storage facility locker. Authorities and witness accounts report that the family had been residing there for as many as five months. The storage unit that the family was living in was a 5-by-10 unit that rents between $55 and $67 a month, according […]

          In New Jersey, child support is based on a formula known as the Child Support Guidelines, as long as both parents have a combined net (after tax) income of less than $187,200 per year.  The following factors will be most pertinent: Gross and total earned income of both parents (which […]