Sheridan reporting for unreported income
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Yes, A 29 Year Marriage Warrants Open Durational Alimony
20 year marriages warrant open durational alimony…
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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 ICyber Harassment Gives Rise to FRO In Case That Emphasizes Importance of ‘Four Corners”
In the unpublished (non-precedential) decision of K.E.M. v. S.R.A., the Appellate Division used the trial court’s findings to reinstate a Final Restraining Order (“FRO”) based on the predicate act…
Continue Reading Cyber Harassment Gives Rise to FRO In Case That Emphasizes Importance of ‘Four Corners”Court Rejects Predictable Arguments on Setting Aside a Prenup, and on Summary Judgment No Less!
Litigating cases involving a prenuptial agreement can be frustrating at times. When prenups are done right, there is proper disclosure, both parties have counsel or acknowledge that they had a…
Continue Reading Court Rejects Predictable Arguments on Setting Aside a Prenup, and on Summary Judgment No Less!Custody Decision Vacated Over Failure to Interview 10 Year Old To Find Out His Preference
I started reading C.G. v. D.W., an unreported (non-precedential) Appellate Division case released on March 1, 2024, sucked in by the opening sentence about the court’s denial of an intra-state…
Continue Reading Custody Decision Vacated Over Failure to Interview 10 Year Old To Find Out His PreferenceNew Appellate Division Decision on Importance of Arbitration Agreement Formalities: A Cautionary Tale
I have extensively blogged on the importance of formalizing arbitration agreements in the context of divorce or post-judgment actions in compliance with the applicable Court rules, offering technical and practical…
Continue Reading New Appellate Division Decision on Importance of Arbitration Agreement Formalities: A Cautionary TaleCourt’s Should Not Issue FROs Because They Think a Party is a Bad Parent or Deadbeat Dad
Earlier this month, I wrote a blog called Court’s Should Not Issue FROs to Address Parenting Issues. That blogged addressed a case where the trial court entered a Final Restraining…
Continue Reading Court’s Should Not Issue FROs Because They Think a Party is a Bad Parent or Deadbeat DadSo Alimony Formulas are Sometimes OK?
Over the years, I have blogged several times on the Appellate Division rejecting a trial court’s use of a formula to calculate alimony as opposed to a fulsome consideration of…
Continue Reading So Alimony Formulas are Sometimes OK?Changes in Parenting Responsibilities Can Be a Change of Circumstances to Increase Alimony
Alimony is generally modifiable if a substantial and continuing change of circumstances can be shown. Typically, when we think about changes of circumstances in this regard, we generally look at…
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