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Pets and Divorce
| 08-Jun-2015Categories: Divorce, Family LawMany New Jersey couples have pets that they love and treat as four-legged members of the family. When people with pets divorce, they are often surprised to learn that pets...
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The Use of Social Networking Sites To Serve Divorce Papers: Will This Catch On In New Jersey?
| 02-Jun-2015Categories: Divorce, Family LawYou may have recently seen on television or on the Internet a popular story featuring a new method of serving divorce papers to a MIA (missing in action) spouse that...
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Using Financial Experts In High Income/Asset Divorce Cases
| 20-May-2015Categories: Divorce, Family LawOftentimes, when upper-middle class parties with children divorce, they may litigate on just about everything. Surprisingly, some parties may agree on custody and parenting time, through mediation, but may proceed...
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Tips on Hiring the Right New Jersey Family Law Attorney
| 12-May-2015Categories: Divorce, Family LawIf you are considering getting a divorce, you have likely done some research on the internet or looked through the Yellow Pages to try and find an attorney to represent...
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Equitable Distribution of a Pension Plan
| 07-May-2015Categories: Divorce, Equitable Distribution, Family Law, Marital Assets, MediationIn previous blogs, we have discussed equitable division of marital property and premarital property and transfer of retirement accounts through the Qualified Domestic Relations Order ("QDRO") without either party incurring...
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Orthodox Jewish Divorces and the Complexities of Religious Divorce Proceedings
| 04-May-2015Categories: Divorce, Family LawRecently, Newsweek published an article that touched upon divorce issues in the Orthodox Jewish community and Rabbis who've employed "Mafioso-like" tactics to coerce implacable Orthodox Jewish husbands to dissolve their...
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Domestic Violence and Mediation
| 27-Apr-2015Categories: Divorce, Domestic Violence, Family Law, Mediation, Restraining OrdersDomestic violence in a relationship can be devastating, especially if your child's mother or father is the perpetrator. Many times, victims file a final restraining order ("FRO") pursuant to the...
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Ten Steps You Can Take if You are Considering a Divorce in New Jersey
| 20-Apr-2015Categories: Divorce, Family LawIf you believe that your marriage has been irreconcilably broken and that a divorce is your only option, realize that before filing your case, you will likely have a lot...
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The Best Interest Standard
| 26-Feb-2015Categories: Child Custody, Child Support, Child Visitation, Divorce, Family Law, Parenting TimeWhen determining custody and visitation, the court will determine what is in the "best interest" of the child or children. It has been said that the best interest standard is...
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Billionaire’s Wife Finally Cashes Billion Dollar Divorce Settlement Check
| 12-Jan-2015Categories: Divorce, Family LawBack in November, oil tycoon and billionaire Harold Hamm was ordered to pay his wife roughly $995.5 million in equitable distribution. On top of that payment, his wife, Susan Ann...
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