If you follow the COVID-19 news cycle, you know that there is approval for the COVID-19 vaccine booster for children ages 5-11. What happens when a parent who was granted
Continue Reading COVID-19 Vaccine Parental Disputes – Is There Really A Difference Between Arguing Against The Initial Shot and The Booster
When the alimony statute was modified in 2014, aside from making 67 the presumptive, good faith retirement age, it also included multiple standards for the court to consider when a
Continue Reading When Dealing With A Motion to Terminate Alimony, Courts Can Consider Prospective Retirement – No Really, They Can
For decades, cohabitation was grounds to at least get a review of alimony. When the alimony statute was amended in 2014, almost 8 years ago, the revisions made it easier
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Over the years, I have written a lot on palimony cases, both before and after the landmark Maeker v. Ross case that I argued in the New Jersey Supreme
Continue Reading Appellate Division Applies Moynihan Palimony Decision Retroactively
Seems pretty obvious that if a court is going to explain the ramifications of the right to have counsel in a domestic violence matter and the ramifications of the entry
Continue Reading Right to Counsel and Notice of Consequences of a Domestic Violence Finding is Required Before – Not After- the Finding
The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division answered this question on April 11, 2022 in Christine Ann Devers v. Jeffrey Eric Devers. The parties were divorced in May
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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
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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
Continue Reading Do I Need a Lawyer for My Palimony Agreement? Supreme Court Says No!
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
Continue Reading Reported Appellate Division Decision Touches on Incapacitation, Guardianship & Divorce
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
Continue Reading Appellate Division Provides Rationale as to Why Businesses are Rarely Divided 50-50