Even before COVID, in some counties, divorce trials were hard to come by due to backlogs and/or judicial shortages. Some counties ceased trials altogether for a time, even those trials
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NO – Judges Cannot Give Parent Coordinator’s Binding Decision Making Authority!
Over the past decade plus, I have written about the use, if not misuse/abuse of parent coordinators (PCs) many times on this blog. In fact, one of my most popular
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The New Year’s Resolution Divorce – 2022 Edition
For many divorce attorneys, the busy season starts after the first of the year. For the last several years, I have posted on the phenomenon of the New Year’s Resolution
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A Website for Prenups -Good Use of Technology or a Recipe for Disaster?
I saw an article this morning about people who brought their digital platform to prepare prenups to the show Shark Tank. I haven’t viewed their site and have no idea
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Losing Your Job During a Divorce – A Cautionary Tale About Quitting While You’re Ahead
One of the more difficult scenarios to deal with during a divorce is when the higher earner who will likely have to pay alimony and child support, loses her/his job
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Marital Lifestyle is the Standard for Pendente Lite Alimony Too
Under the guise of the concept that “it costs more to live in two houses than it does one” or “when parties are living separate, they both can’t continue to
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What Constitutes an Overnight for Child Support Purposes?
A previous post from August 22, 2010 defined “shared parenting” by New Jersey standards, specifically: anything between 28% (104 overnights) and 50% of the overnights with the children. This comes
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You May Not Get to Reduce Your Alimony if Your Voluntary Sale of Your Business Reduces Your Income
More and more, we have seen medical practices bought up by hospitals, large medical groups and venture capitalists who combine the practices into mega-practices or networks. In those cases, often
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No Vaccination, No Parenting Time
As I anticipated in a prior blog about general vaccinations, the hot topic is now how a COVID-19 vaccination status impacts parental rights. I recently gave a lecture about
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Sometimes the Disposition of an FD Matter is Like the Wild West
Typically, divorce cases are handled by the court on the “FM” docket and cases involving people that weren’t married but have children together are handled on the “FD” or non-dissolution
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