December 24, 2025
Lottery Winnings & Divorce in NJ: How Courts Divide Jackpot Prizes Winning the lottery is rare, and winning as your marriage ends is even less likely. Still, it happens. Maybe you buy a scratch-off on your way home or pick up a Powerball ticket for fun. When the numbers match, a divorce that seemed complicated
November 22, 2025
The Complete Process for Post-Divorce Name Changes in NJ After your New Jersey divorce is finalized, you may find yourself thinking about whether to keep your married name or revert to your former name. Many people must make this legal name change decision after the divorce process is complete. Some prefer to share the same
August 22, 2025
Wedding Ring Division in New Jersey Divorce: What You Need to Know You are sitting at the kitchen table, looking over some photos, and glancing over at your engagement ring, wondering if you will keep it or need to return it. You and your partner have broken up, leaving you at an irrevocable impasse as
July 17, 2025
New Jersey Divorce Dismissal: Process, Requirements, and Costs You have wavered back and forth about ending your marriage, but you have finally decided it’s time. The trouble is, after filing the divorce complaint, you have a nagging feeling that you have made a mistake. Perhaps you and your spouse could consider counseling or relocating to
June 17, 2025
Why Is Divorce in the Early 20s So Challenging? Everything You Should Know Getting married in your twenties may seem romantic and exciting. You have dreams of traveling together, maybe moving to another city to start fresh as your relationship blossoms. The possibilities seem endless. But then reality hits you head-on, and the rose-colored glasses
May 20, 2025
Partnering with Financial Planners: A Strategic Approach to Divorce Settlements in NJ After fifteen years of marriage, you find yourself reviewing bank statements, bills, past due loans, credit card balances, healthcare, assets, and retirement account balances, unable to wrap your head around how to make sense of it all amidst your recent separation from your
January 5, 2025
When Weight Loss Medications Transform Marriage Dynamics Unforeseen Marital Implications of Weight Loss Drugs and the New Role Ozempic can Play in New Jersey Family Law Cases Science seems to have encountered the magic bullet for weight loss. Ozempic, Mounjaro, Trulicity, and other semiglutides are typically used by people with Type 2 diabetes to control
December 31, 2024
Navigating Divorce with Dual Citizenship: Legal Complications and Considerations in New Jersey Dual citizenship offers many benefits, from employment options to real estate purchases; many transactions in other countries are more manageable for citizens. Unfortunately, divorce is not one of them. Divorce is never easy, but one involving dual citizenship of one or both spouses
November 29, 2024
Motivations for Divorcing Spouses to Reach Agreement Before they File in NJ Whether you are familiar with divorce proceedings or not, they often involve a lengthy process in the court system. A divorce is final when a judge signs a document that resolves all the issues in a marriage, including a Marital Settlement Agreement (MSA).
November 26, 2024
How to Keep the Peace and Maintain Successful In-Law Relations During NJ Divorce and Beyond Although divorce rates have diminished slightly in the past few years, about 44% of first-time married couples in the U.S. get divorced. The causes range from infidelity, breakdowns in communication, arguments about finances, changes in careers or life goals, and
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