You may be considering moving, perhaps because you want a fresh start after your divorce. You and your spouse recently split up, and you are moving forward with your life. The problem is that you and your spouse are now co-parents. You have a child together, and you...
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Fairly addressing a financed vehicle in a New Jersey divorce
Shared assets and financial obligations can make divorce a complicated process. Spouses have to find ways to split their property in a fair manner in accordance with the state’s equitable distribution statute. They also need to address their shared debts. A financed...
How are pension benefits split in a New Jersey divorce?
Divorce in New Jersey can disrupt both your personal life and your finances. One area that often creates confusion involves pension benefits you or your spouse earned during the marriage. You may wonder which parts count as marital property, how you can divide the...
Dealing with difficult spouses in divorce
Divorce is rarely easy, but when one spouse is uncooperative or hostile, the process can feel overwhelming. Emotions often run high during divorces, and while it’s not unusual for disagreements to occur, dealing with escalating ongoing conflicts can stall progress....
Differentiating between legal and physical custody rights
Dividing up child custody rights is one of the main areas of focus when parents are going through a divorce. Some parents agree that they want to share custody, so they just need to figure out exactly how to make that happen. Other parents want to get sole custody, so...
Should you actually keep your house in a divorce?
You have a beautiful home in a wonderful neighborhood, and you are happy to live there. You and your spouse bought the house five years ago, and you immediately thought of it as your forever home. You never planned to move again. However, you and your spouse have now...
The importance of accurate valuations during economic mediation
Spouses preparing for divorce have many things on which they may disagree. Property division is often a key source of disputes. Both spouses might hope to retain the same assets. They may also disagree about what is actually fair, given the earning potential of both...
Secrets to protect? Family law mediation guards your private life
When families fracture, the emotional toll is often complicated by a fear of exposure. Divorce, custody disputes and financial disagreements can drag deeply personal details into the public eye. Mediation may provide a solution by offering a confidential space where...
The potential complexities of a gray divorce
One interesting divorce trend in recent years is the increase in gray divorce cases. Older couples are getting divorced at a higher rate than they used to, such as those who are over 65 years old, seeing their divorce rate triple in recent decades. But it also shows...
Could claims of substance abuse impact a custody order?
Substance abuse is a relatively common medical issue. Alcoholism runs in some families. Some people develop chemical dependencies during treatment for medical issues. Others may experiment with chemicals while they are young and then discover that they cannot stop....

