Given the transient tendencies of today’s society, jurisdictional issues arise quite frequently in divorces, custody matters and requests for financial support. Some examples include, but are not limited to, when…

The law in New Jersey regarding palimony continues to incrementally evolve, as I have blogged about in the past.  A few years ago, I argued the Maeker v. Ross case…

We previously blogged in 2014 about Marsico v. Marsico, where the trial court barred a litigant from appearing and testifying in a divorce matter through a designated power of…

While there are always exceptions to the rule, unlike most other assets, though I have seen it happen, businesses are rarely divided 50-50.  Yet there is very little case law…

Prior to September 1, 2021, name change applications were required to be made public both upon request for inspection (Rules 1:2-1, 1:38-1) and by way of a publication requirement in…

When parties settle their cases, many if not most, expect that their agreement that they spent months or years negotiation will finally provide them with some peace.  After all, if…

Now and again, we hear about an international child custody dispute and how the Court’s are going to handle it. Recently, a Trial Court decision, J.R. v. A.R., FD-13-728-20…

Typically, general prohibitory language within a Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO”) states that a Defendant is “prohibited from having any oral, written, personal, electronic, or other form of contact or communication…

Since the onset of the pandemic, New Jersey family law practitioners and litigants alike have been wondering how the obvious financial repercussions the pandemic has wrought on individuals’ financial circumstances…