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Co-parenting with a narcissist can feel a whole lot like Groundhog Day. You keep trying to be civil, but you’re met with hostility. You keep trying to solicit answers, but you are met with innuendo and indirect responses. You try to plan, but you’re ridiculed and threatened.
You think to…
Continue Reading How to Make Co-Parenting with a Narcissist Feel Less Like Groundhog DayDuress has long been considered by New Jersey courts as a cognizable defense where the…
Continue Reading Religious Coercion is Legal DuressIt’s 2023. Oversharing on social media is the norm for so many. And interestingly, social…
Continue Reading Beware Of These Social Media Blunders If You’re Going Through a DivorceRecently, I was at a meeting, and the person across the table from me asked…
Continue Reading Do I believe in Settlement? Well, It’s Not Like Sasquatch…The Latest
Be Prepared for Your Divorce Series: Part III – Litigation, Mediation, or Arbitration?
One of the first options to consider when you start your divorce is whether you want to proceed through litigation, mediation, or arbitration.
In general, at the outset of a…
Continue Reading Be Prepared for Your Divorce Series: Part III – Litigation, Mediation, or Arbitration?Deadlines are commonplace in Marital Settlement Agreements negotiated incident to a divorce. In fact, most Orders from the Court contain time-sensitive obligations. But, what happens when someone misses that date…
Continue Reading Delay, Waiver & Law of the Case DoctrineParental alienation cases are hard. They are hard for the alienated parent. They are hard on the Judge, who may not have the tools or the time to effectively deal…
Continue Reading Another Parental Alienation Fiasco in the CourtsWe live in a very transient society; particularly New Jersey. There is greater outbound traffic from New Jersey than any other State. The reasons for these moves may vary, but…
Continue Reading Temporary Absences & Custody Determinations under the New Jersey UCCJEAWhile many attorneys and clients are aware of basic financial issues that must be in almost every divorce agreement – alimony, child support, equitable distribution – there are certain financial…
Continue Reading Payment of Yeshiva Tuition Following Divorce: An In-Depth LookOff-the-Record Comments & the Right to an Impartial Final Restraining Order Hearing
What a judge says before, during or after a hearing “off-the-record” likely sheds light on the Court’s decision making process including, but not limited to, what evidence was considered and…
Continue Reading Off-the-Record Comments & the Right to an Impartial Final Restraining Order HearingFor many divorce attorneys, the busy season starts after the first of the year. Since practically the inception of this blog, I have posted on the phenomenon of the New…
Continue Reading The New Year’s Resolution Divorce – 2023 EditionYesterday, I posted the Top 10 Posts in 2022 on our NJ Family Law Blog as measured by page views. Aside from publishing the posts directly on our blog, the…
Continue Reading Top 10 Posts Read in 2022 – JD Supra styleThe end of the year is the time for holiday merriment and top 10 lists. As a kid, I used to love to listen to Casey Kasem’s countdown of the…
Continue Reading Top 10 Posts of 2022The Family Law Practice Group
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