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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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Divorce from Bed and Board
| 14-Aug-2014Categories: Divorce, Family LawNew Jersey has a type of separate maintenance cause of action that is commonly referred to as a "divorce from bed and board." A divorce from bed and board does...
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Michael Strahan Ends Engagement Over Prenup
| 05-Aug-2014Categories: Alimony, Divorce, Equitable Distribution, Family Law, Marital AssetsFormer New York Giant and Hall of Famer Michael Strahan has called off his engagement because his fiancé would not sign a prenup. Strahan's second divorce wound up costing him...
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Changing Your Name After a Divorce
| 14-Jul-2014Categories: Divorce, Family LawIt is common that when a person gets divorced they to want to resume their maiden last name. The process is rather simple if you incorporate the name change into...
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An Employer Cannot Discriminate Against Divorcing Person
| 10-Jul-2014Categories: Divorce, Family LawThere is some good news in New Jersey for those in the workplace that are going through a divorce. The Appellate Division recently held that a person going through divorce...
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Annulments
| 07-Jul-2014Categories: Divorce, Family LawAnnulments are an interesting topic. While a divorce ends a marriage, an annulment makes it so a marriage never existed. Therefore, with annulments, there generally is no equitable distribution or...
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Palimony
| 27-Jun-2014Categories: Alimony, Divorce, Family LawPalimony is an action brought by an unmarried individual for support from their ex-partner after their relationship has terminated. Historically, New Jersey Courts permitted palimony where a person was promised...
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Can I be Removed from the Marital Home While the Divorce is Pending?
| 23-Jun-2014Categories: Divorce, Domestic Violence, Family LawMore and more people are living together while they go through a divorce. This is because courts are hesitant to remove a person from the marital home if they are...
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Equitable Distribution and Premarital Property
| 19-Jun-2014Categories: Divorce, Equitable Distribution, Family Law, Marital AssetsNew Jersey is an equitable distribution state, meaning that property acquired during the marriage is subject to distribution, or division, upon a divorce in a fair manner. There are exceptions...
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