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 Tale
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
Continue Reading The New Year’s Resolution Divorce – 2024 Edition
In what has been touted as a monumental victory for Agunot in New Jersey, yesterday, the Appellate Division released a decision stating that a video publicizing a husband’s Get refusal
Continue Reading A Big Win for Get Advocates as Appellate Division Rules that Publicizing Get Refusal Protected by First Amendment
Recently, several decisions have been released by the Appellate Division concerning when, where, how, and when a Court compel parties to submit to the authority of the Bais Din on
Continue Reading Compliance with Agreement to Submit to Bais Din’s Jurisdiction on the Issue of Get Not Optional, Appellate Division Rules
My recent blog post, Appellate Division Rules That A Court Cannot Compel Arbitration on Get Issue Absent Agreement, discussed the constraints faced by secular courts in the context of
Continue Reading New Bill – A1475 – Offers a Potential Avenue for Legal Relief to Victims of Get Refusal
Get refusal is an issue to which secular courts have yet to find an adequate solution because of constraints implicating freedom of religion and the state’s prohibition against entanglement with
Continue Reading Appellate Division Rules That A Court Cannot Compel Arbitration on Get Issue Absent Agreement
New Jersey is among the minority of states requiring divorced parents to pay for college tuition on behalf of their children. While there are many criticisms of this particular law
Continue Reading Payment for Gap Year in Israel: How to Draft Marital Settlement Agreements to Ensure it is Paid
Duress has long been considered by New Jersey courts as a cognizable defense where the provision of a Get – defined as a Jewish ecclesiastical divorce – is conditioned upon a
Continue Reading Religious Coercion is Legal Duress
It’s 2023. Oversharing on social media is the norm for so many. And interestingly, social media use upticks as spouses are contemplating divorce.
A 2014 study published in the journal
Continue Reading Beware Of These Social Media Blunders If You’re Going Through a Divorce
Deadlines are commonplace in Marital Settlement Agreements negotiated incident to a divorce. In fact, most Orders from the Court contain time-sensitive obligations. But, what happens when someone misses that date
Continue Reading Delay, Waiver & Law of the Case Doctrine