There is a growing trend in New Jersey and around the nation that has grandparents raising their grandchildren on a full-time basis. Grandparents often get involved in child custody because their adult children are unable to take care of their own offspring. It can be...
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Citadel founder files for divorce, gives wife no notice
New Jersey investors may have heard that the founder of the well-known hedge fund Citadel LLC has filed for divorce, though it is unclear whether this will impact the firm directly. Billionaire Kenneth C. Griffin filed divorce papers on July 23, citing irreconcilable...
Dividing a house during divorce
New Jersey couples who wish to end their relationship may wonder about staying linked together well after the divorce if they own property together. Generally, real property that is mortgaged in both individuals' names will continue to be the joint debt of both...
Assets that are subject to equitable division
In New Jersey, everything acquired by either spouse during marriage is considered a marital asset subject to equitable distribution in a divorce, with some minor exceptions. What some couples may not realize is that the marital property rule applies to illiquid assets...
Questions of pet custody may be important in divorce
Married pet owners in New Jersey may want to consider what will happen to their pets if they get divorced. As more couples delay having children, pet custody is becoming an increasingly common issue in divorce cases around the nation. Many people see pets as family...
3 big mistakes wealthy divorcees make
Few New Jersey couples go into a marriage expecting that it will end in divorce. While a prenuptial agreement can be made to protect both parties in the event that a divorce does occur, not everyone has the foresight or time to take this step. If such an agreement was...
Asset division becomes more complicated in high asset marriages
New Jersey residents may have heard about Michael Moore's high-profile divorce case with his wife of 23 years. The couple is due in court in July to start reviewing business assets and marital property. According to reports, they currently have several million dollars...
Welcome to the high-tech world of family law
They’ve been around since the beginning of time. Divorces, child custody battles and fights about who gets what when a couple splits are some of the oldest conflicts known to man. As such, we don’t generally think of the area of family law as a very tech-savvy field....
New Jersey men allegedly used strong-arm tactics to force divorce
File this one under truth is stranger than fiction. Two New Jersey men have been arrested and charged with kidnapping after they allegedly used strong-arm tactics to force an Orthodox Jewish man to divorce his wife. We know divorce is a time of high emotion, but this...
Revenge porn protection for New Jersey couples in divorce
When a couple divorces, emotions are bound to run high and poor judgment can ensue. Though it is no excuse for bad behavior, it is not uncommon to hear tales of one spouse in the divorce taking revenge upon the other in any number of ways, including keying cars,...