They say that home is where the heart is, but it is also where you hold most of your personal wealth if you are like most Americans. The longer you have lived in your home, the more you have paid toward a mortgage and the greater the overall amount of equity you have...
New Jersey Family Law Blog
Pushing back when your ex won’t allow your parenting time
When a parent files for divorce, the courts will usually issue a temporary custody order that gives each parent the right to spend time with the kids. When the parents reach a settlement with each other or a judge issues final orders in the divorce, they will be more...
Challenges of ending long-term marriages
The end of any marriage is a trying situation, but there are several challenges that occur when a long-term marriage ends. Considering some of the more common things that you’ll need to address might help you to plan for the split. One of the issues that come with...
Why would you modify a custody arrangement?
When the court rules on your child custody arrangement after a divorce, you’re obligated to abide by that ruling. It’s not a suggestion. It’s a legally binding document based on the best interests of the child. That said, you may wonder if you have to follow it all...
Is nesting the right option for your custody arrangements?
If you have never heard of nesting in custody discussions, now is a great time to learn more about it. Nesting is the idea that your children should stay in the marital home, and both parents should move out. Instead of moving your children back and forth between...
When will the courts throw out a prenuptial agreement?
When a couple takes the extra step of negotiating a prenuptial agreement before they get married, they probably have assets they want to protect or have made promises to one another that they need to be able to enforce. Generally speaking, prenuptial agreements in New...
How can you best help your kids cope with your divorce?
Couples often worry about the impact their divorce is going to have on their emotional state -- but most adults are more emotionally resilient than they realize. Kids may function a bit differently. They thrive on consistency. Any disruptions to their routine, such as...
What options do we have for splitting credit card debt in a divorce?
Many couples spend considerable time worrying about dividing valuable assets like their home or cars when they divorce. Fewer concern themselves with who takes responsibility for their collective debts such as credit cards or personal loans. Property division...
How child support and custody do (and no not) relate in New Jersey
When parents divorce, child support and child custody can be very contentious issues -- and those issues can keep cropping up long after the divorce is final. Many people have misguided notions, however, about how child support and child custody or visitation relate....
Why is the U.S. divorce rate falling overall?
Recent studies have found that the divorce rate in this country is falling. This comes after many fears in previous decades about soaring divorce rates, especially as they relate to no-fault divorce. But couples are now splitting up less often. Why is this happening?...