While we do not often, if ever, blog about decisions in the area of employment law, the Supreme Court of New Jersey earlier this week in the decision of Smith
Continue Reading NJ Supreme Court Finds Law Against Discrimination Protects Employees Going Through Divorce
Family law practitioners know that in this area of practice, perhaps more so than in any other practice, hearsay statements are often an important part of motions brought before the
Continue Reading Appellate Division Addresses Use of Hearsay Statements in Motions
The Appellate Division’s newly published (precedential) decision in Avelino-Catabran v. Catabran provides another lesson to practitioners and litigants about the language used in settlement agreements and how such language, if
Continue Reading APPELLATE DIVISION ADDRESSES ENFORCEABILITY OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AS TO COLLEGE IN NEW PUBLISHED DECISION
Too often in family law practice, the discovery process by which one litigant is supposed to procure information from the other litigant becomes a frustrating and costly game where the
Continue Reading Appellate Division Upholds Ultimate Price Against Litigant for Playing Discovery Games
As regular readers of this blog may know, cohabitation has been a hot topic of discussion in recent months with several new cases addressing the subject within and beyond the
Continue Reading Appellate Division Finds Payor Spouse Fails to Fulfill Initial Burden of Proof on Cohabitation Claim
The amended alimony law that went into effect in late 2014 raised many questions as to the meaning of its terms and how such terms will be applied, especially as
Continue Reading Court Defines “Prospective Retirement” Under Amended Alimony Law
In many custody disputes, a primary area of concern is one parent’s ability to relocate with the children after the divorce is over. Relocation requests have been characterized as often
Continue Reading Appellate Division Addresses Non-Relocation Agreement in New Published Decision
Suffice it to say, the issue of cohabitation under the amended alimony statute has been a hot topic of late in New Jersey family law. With several recent notable seminars
Continue Reading Cohabitation Under the Amended Alimony Statute – Are We There Yet?
While the Appellate Division has yet to address the substantive application and meaning of the cohabitation provisions of the amended alimony law, it has now determined twice when the law
Continue Reading APPELLATE DIVISION FINDS THAT COHABITATION MATTER CANNOT BE REOPENED BASED SOLELY ON CHANGE IN ALIMONY LAW
On Tuesday, January 19th, Governor Christie took a break from his busy presidential campaign to sign several new pieces of pending legislation, one of which was New Jersey’s pending emancipation
Continue Reading NEW JERSEY EMANCIPATION STATUTE SIGNED BY GOVERNOR CHRISTIE