After much debate and, ultimately, a change in the governor’s mansion, New Jersey last week became only the second state (Delaware was the first) to ban – without exception –
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Appellate Division Issues New Decision on Cohabitation
In the midst of our ongoing quest for guidance as to how and when to apply the 2014 cohabitation statute, comes the Appellate Division’s recent unpublished (not precedential) decision in
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Appellate Division Denies Cohabitation Claim Under Alimony Statute
While we await guidance from the Appellate Division on how to interpret that portion of the amended alimony statute’s cohabitation provision, N.J.S.A. 2A:32-23n, indicating that alimony may be “suspended or
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Appellate Division Confirms that Alimony Cannot be Judicially Determined with a Formula
One of the most common questions posed by clients is – how is alimony determined? Unfortunately, there is no easy answer to that question, and it is often dependent upon
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Settling Your Case Comes With Great Power and Great Responsibility
Amicably settling your divorce matter is almost always better than taking your chances at a trial before a trial judge who knows almost nothing about your life. Not only can
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Supreme Court of New Jersey Addresses Equitable Claims and Remedies (while reinforcing a potential palimony loophole through the proverbial “black hole”)
What rights do people have to an equitable distribution of assets stemming from a period prior to the marriage itself? If there is no right to equitable distribution under those
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A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT RETAINING YOUR DIVORCE LAWYER
As a matrimonial litigant, you never want to feel that your lawyer does not know how best to take you through the divorce or post-divorce process. After spending substantial sums
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A Domestic Violence Final Restraining Order Cannot Be Entered In To By Consent
On December 5, 2016, an extremely interesting reported (precedential) opinion was released by the Appellate Division in the matter of J.S. v. D.S. The opinion was remarkable for two reasons,
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Justice Delayed is Justice Denied – How the Systemic Delay in Having Matters Adjudicated Causes Litigant’s to Lack Confidence in the Judicial System and Makes Cases Harder to Resolve
“Justice delayed is justice denied.” I am sure that many have heard this old legal maxim. Though the original source is unclear, what is not unclear is that it essentially
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Appellate Division Weighs In On Savings as a Component of an Initial Alimony Award
Every family uses its money in different ways. Some families spend every cent they have on everything imaginable, others save every last possible cent for the proverbial “rainy day”, and
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