I still hear people call the 2014 Amendments to the alimony statute “the new statute.” Almost 9 years later, it is no longer new. That said, since that time, there
Continue Reading Trial Court Applies Wrong Retirement Standard to a Pre-2014 Alimony Obligation
Parental 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 Courts
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
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Yesterday, 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 style
The 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
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I have blogged many times about the fact that there is no formula for alimony, and moreover, whenever a trial court imposes a formula, it is always reversed by the
Continue Reading Appellate Division Rejects Formula for Alimony – Again!
Every now and then, you read a case and just scratch your head. I have been doing this for 30 years and I get how emotional the divorce process can
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The proliferation of genetic testing, where you buy a kit and then send away saliva or scrapings from your cheek, to get your genetic history has certainly lead to many
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Often, people resolve the issue of the marital home with one party buying the other out. While people often agree on the value of a home to use to calculate
Continue Reading Judge Can’t Just Pick A Real Estate Appraisal He Likes Without A Hearing
For more than twenty years, the case of Brown v. Brown, decided by the Appellate Division in 2002, essentially changed the standard of value in divorce cases from fair market
Continue Reading Is it Time To Stop Reflexively Applying Brown v. Brown to Disallow Discounts When Valuing a Marital Interest in a Business?