Alimony

When Dealing With A Motion to Terminate Alimony, Courts Can Consider Prospective Retirement - No Really, They CanWhy Do Judges Keep Wrongly Denying Cohabitation MotionsCourt Sells Vacation Home to Pay Alimony and Equitable Distribution Arrears

Child Support

23 and Not MeJurisdictional Concerns & Paternity ActionsNew Jersey Appellate Division Rules: COVID is Not a Permanent Change of Circumstances to Modify Support

Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships

Good Cause to Seal Name Change Applications for Transgender LitigantsI’m Not a Cat, But Can I Get Divorced Over Zoom Anyway?You Know Why You Should Settle Your Retirement Alimony Case - Now What?

College

Appellate Division Reverses Court Imposed Cap on College ContributionsChild Support and Residing Away from Home at Boarding School: the Logical Extension of the College Support AnalysisAlienating Your Kids from Their Other Parent May Cost Your Kids Big When it Comes to Child Support and College.

Counsel Fee Awards

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE SELF-EMPLOYED AND PLAY GAMES WITH YOUR INCOMECOUNSEL FEE AWARDS FOR CHILD-RELATED LITIGATION CAN BE QUALIFIED AS SUPPORT TO RESTRAIN THE OBLIGOR DISCHARGING THE OBLIGATION IN BANKRUPTCY - BISBING IIHow to Behave in the Courtroom

Domestic Violence

Right to Counsel and Notice of Consequences of a Domestic Violence Finding is Required Before - Not After- the FindingContempt & Communications Initiated Prior to Entry and Service of Restraining OrdersRemote Proceedings: Zooming Past Litigants’ Due Process Rights By: Arrianna T. Diamantis

Equitable Distribution

Judge Can't Just Pick A Real Estate Appraisal He Likes Without A HearingReported Appellate Division Decision Touches on Incapacitation, Guardianship & DivorceAppellate Division Provides Rationale as to Why Businesses are Rarely Divided 50-50

Estate and Trust Issues

So, You Think You Don't Have to Share That Inheritance?Equitable Adoption and Intestacy: How Paternity Issues Can Complicate Your LegacyAll Apologies and the Distribution of a Famous Guitar

Grandparent Visitation

Parents Cannot Unilaterally Modify Consent Orders for Grandparent VisitationGrandparent Visitation Just Got Easier - Well, Not Really, But At Least There Will Now Be A Uniform ProcedureNew York Focus - Paternal Grandmother Unable to Seek Visitation Due to Lack of Standing

LBGTQ Issues

Good Cause to Seal Name Change Applications for Transgender LitigantsI’m Not a Cat, But Can I Get Divorced Over Zoom Anyway?New York Appellate Court Issues Remand of Trial Court Decision in Notable Same-Sex Custody Matter

Modification

When Dealing With A Motion to Terminate Alimony, Courts Can Consider Prospective Retirement - No Really, They CanReported Appellate Division Decision Touches on Incapacitation, Guardianship & DivorceCourt Sells Vacation Home to Pay Alimony and Equitable Distribution Arrears

Palimony

Appellate Division Applies Moynihan Palimony Decision RetroactivelyDo I Need a Lawyer for My Palimony Agreement? Supreme Court Says No!To Represent, or Not Represent: That is the Question

Paternity

23 and Not MeJurisdictional Concerns & Paternity ActionsI’m Not a Cat, But Can I Get Divorced Over Zoom Anyway?

Practice Issues

Be Prepared for Your Divorce Series: Part II - Gather Your ProofsHolidays with a Narcissistic Co-Parent: How to Create a More Harmonious and Magical Season for your ChildrenDo Not Sign Agreement to Arbitrate Without the Advice of a Lawyer

Prenuptial Agreements

A Website for Prenups -Good Use of Technology or a Recipe for Disaster?Is the Prenuptial Agreement Signed after the Wedding Really a Prenuptial Agreement?If the Enforceability of a Prenuptial Agreement is at Issue, Courts Shouldn't Wait to Deal With It

Privacy and Confidentiality

When Divorce is ClickbaitTo Represent, or Not Represent: That is the QuestionHow to Behave in the Courtroom

Property Settlement Agreements

Reported Appellate Division Decision Touches on Incapacitation, Guardianship & DivorceVaccination Disputes Between Parents With Joint Legal Custody Are Guided by the Best Interests of the ChildMistakes Happen: How the Law Treats Mistakes in Marital Settlement Agreements

Resources

Do Not Sign Agreement to Arbitrate Without the Advice of a LawyerTo Represent, or Not Represent: That is the QuestionNew Jersey Appellate Division Examines the Meaning of "Dating Relationship" in Domestic Violence Cases.

Retirement

When Dealing With A Motion to Terminate Alimony, Courts Can Consider Prospective Retirement - No Really, They CanEquitable Remedies for Ex-Spouses Who Lost Their Share of a Military Pension Due to the Military Spouse's Receipt of Disability BenefitsOpposing an Application to Modify or Terminate Alimony Upon Retirement? Be Ready to Address Your Ability to Have Saved Adequately for Retirement.

Tax Issues

The New Year's Resolution DivorceWill 2018 Be the Year of the Divorce - Will The New Tax Laws Cause A Race to Get Divorced By 12/31/18?Divorce Lessons from Capt. Jack Sparrow

Visitation/Parenting Time

When Does the Hague Convention Apply?NO - Judges Cannot Give Parent Coordinator's Binding Decision Making Authority!What Constitutes an Overnight for Child Support Purposes?