A not uncommon New Year’s resolution people make is to change their life by divorcing, deciding that they don’t want to be unhappy for another year.
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Decision to Forgo Interview of Special Needs Child in Custody Determination Affirmed
Under the New Jersey Court Rules, a trial judge presiding over a custody hearing is free to conduct an in-camera interview with the children whose custody is at issue, whether
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The New Year’s Resolution Divorce – 2025 Edition
New Year’s resolution divorces are common
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Pervasive Family Law Themes in Reality TV Part I
I can lie and pretend to watch educational series, all law dramas, during my limited free time between work and two little kids, but I will be honest and tell
Continue Reading Pervasive Family Law Themes in Reality TV Part IAmending a Complaint or Counterclaim for Divorce Remains Freely and Liberally Permitted
A recently published decision of Saseeshkumar v. Venugopal confirms that a request to amend a Complaint and/or Counterclaim for Divorce can and should be freely permitted in the interests of
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Appellate Division Holds that Newly Enacted Statute to Close the Black Hole Applies Retroactively
The New Year’s Resolution Divorce – 2024 Edition
For 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 – 2024 EditionFour Christmases – How to Plan for Sharing the Holidays
One of my favorite holiday movies is Four Christmases (in addition to Home Alone, Elf, Christmas Vacation, Planes Trains + Automobiles… okay, call me basic). In the movie, a non-married
Continue Reading Four Christmases – How to Plan for Sharing the HolidaysGuardian Ad Litem for a Litigant Part II
Days after I wrote about the Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) role for litigants here in the R.B. v. E.A.C. matter, another case was released on a similar issue: In The
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I am back to the office and back to blogging. For those who don’t know, I was recently out for a family leave upon the birth of my second child.
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