When addressing equitable distribution and business interests, there are certain factors that may impact a court’s analysis or settlement negotiations. Is the business a closed or public corporation?–for instance. Another such factor, and one which may lead to certain setoffs, is whether or not a business owner has a minority or majority interest. Minority Shareholder … Read more

Given the nature of family law cases, parties are often unsatisfied with the decision made at the trial court level (Superior Court level). Sometimes, those parties will look into appealing the decision.  And occasionally, the parties will even formally appeal such a decision. Family Law Appeals Family law appeals are rare for several reasons.  Firstly, … Read more

One of the biggest concerns my clients often have involve the fear their spouse is “divorce planning,” which may include the dissipation of funds. In this blog post, I will discuss this important issue, provide some simple tips on how to spot the dissipation of marital funds, and provide some answers on next steps when … Read more

Life insurance plays an important role in New Jersey divorce matters, as it can help protect alimony and child support obligations, or even pensions and other equitable distribution assets. Negotiating Life Insurance Obligations  Not too many people find insurance all that interesting. For most of us, it’s something you often need, but not something you … Read more

As a general rule, most property owned by a divorcing couple in New Jersey is subject to equitable distribution.  Equitable distribution is a legal phrase that basically means “dividing marital property.”  There are, however, certain assets that are normally excluded from equitable distribution in New Jersey.  Please note that for all of the following, there … Read more

Unfortunately, not every family law matter is simple.  Particularly in contested divorces or other contested family law matters, a need may arise for one or more “experts.”  This post will briefly review some of the more common types of experts.   These experts will often times review materials/meet with parties and/or their children, write reports, … Read more

If your ex-spouse recently remarried (or is about to have children from a subsequent relationship), you may be curious about how this may impact your own children’s child support. I will limit this discussion to situations where your ex is recently remarried and/or recently is a new parent from a subsequent relationship. Remarriage and Child Support … Read more

Yes, a sensitive topic for us, as divorce fees likely make your blood run cold, but they are also how I earn my living. Let’s see if we can find some common ground… How Can You Fund Your Divorce?  During almost every initial consultation the biggest elephant in the room is cost.  Clients know that … Read more

I have a friend from another jurisdiction that called me a few times about their divorce.  When I told this friend that I could not provide legal advice (because it was a different jurisdiction and the friend was represented by counsel), they asked if I could merely listen to their situation.  In sum, they wanted … Read more

Practicing divorce law must have been so much simpler in the pre-internet era.  I wouldn’t be cold-called everyday by “SEO Experts,” claiming they can “triple my business,” I wouldn’t have to concern myself with learning about “cloud-based” storage or other technological advanced that help “save my firm time and money,” and most importantly, my clients … Read more