I have seen this more than one time in my career. One party (or his/her family members) really wants there to be a prenuptial agreement but, either due to lack
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If the Enforceability of a Prenuptial Agreement is at Issue, Courts Shouldn’t Wait to Deal With It
Prior to the walk down the aisle for the happiest day of their lives – to that point – many hopeless romantics decide (or are required by their parents) to
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New Reported Decision Confirms that Partition Remains an Equitable Remedy for Unmarried Cohabitants Without a Writing Despite 2010 Palimony Amendment
A new reported trial court decision, S.N. v. C.R.was released today, confirming that the remedy of partition is still available when non-married parties purchase a home together and there
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Does the Marital Lifestyle Matter When it Comes to Enforcing a Pre-nuptial Agreement?
A recent unpublished (non-precedential) decision, Steffens v. Steffens, suggests that the answer to the above question is “no.”
In Steffens, the Wife sought to set aside a prenuptial agreement,
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Who Has the Burden of Proving the Premarital Value of a Business?
We often deal with cases in which one or both spouses own a business. In many of those cases, a spouse received their interest in a business prior to the
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Thanksgiving Top 5 List
It’s the Thursday before Thanksgiving and you’re getting divorced… tough as it may sound, it’s important to put down your pad and pen, eat some Turkey (tofurkey works, too) and
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What Do You Mean You Are Enforcing That Prenup That We Tore Up?!?
It is not uncommon for parents of a person that is getting married to demand that their child get a prenuptial agreement to protect the family business, trusts or other
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THE JEWISH PRENUP: A GLIMMER OF HOPE IN THE OTHERWISE MURKY WATERS OF GET RESOLUTION
Yesterday, I posted about the struggles of Gital Dodelson, a 25 year old New Jersey resident who is fighting to obtain a Get – the bill which the husband gives
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THE GRAY DIVORCE: BABY BOOMERS FLOCKING TO DIVORCE COURT IN DROVES
Baby Boomers have always been trendsetters. They were the first generation to rock out to bands such as the Beatles and they were the generation that was on the front
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THE INFORMATION ASYMMETRY AND THE DIVORCE PROCESS: AN UNLIKELY PAIR
What do divorce and economics have in common? Well, a lot. But today I am focusing on the unlikely link between the theory of information asymmetry – which deals with
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