Hackensack Family Law Blog
How are retirement assets split during a divorce?
Asset division during a divorce is often complex. This is especially true when it comes to retirement assets, which are among the most hotly debated divorce topics between couples. Different retirement accounts are split up in different ways, and it is important for...
How a Guardian Ad Litem Helps Your Case
New Jersey courts have the right to appoint a Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) at their discretion. This is representation for children in sensitive and challenging cases of child custody for the purposes of time and visitation. The reasons for this appointment can include...
Dividing a family-owned business during a New Jersey divorce
When a husband-and-wife team operates a family-owned business together, a divorce raises issues. One big question is who will keep the business running after the couple splits. Under New Jersey's equitable distribution rules, all assets and properties acquired during...
How Can I Co-Parent Effectively?
Divorce itself is a difficult process, but dealing with the aftermath can also be a challenge. Particularly if you have children, continuing to parent with your ex-spouse can be one of the most difficult parts of your new single existence. Co-parenting can be...
How do courts decide custody?
When New Jersey parents divorce, child custody matters are often contentious. If you cant decide who gets custody, how will courts make the decision? Today we will take a look at what factors courts examine to determine who gets custody. The primary question that...
Alimony alternatives under new tax code
Divorcing couples in New Jersey may well know that the changes rolled out in the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act impact a variety of things that may come into play during their divorce negotiations, including the potential payment and receipt of spousal support. At Weinberg...
What are the benefits of sole custody?
In most cases, judges choose to award joint custody to divorcing couples. This is because kids are best served when they have healthy and loving relationships with both parents. That's not to say that there aren't benefits to having sole custody, especially when there...
What is the cohabitation rule about alimony?
If you pay alimony in New Jersey, the court likely gave you an end date when you will no longer have to pay. You may also not get an end date in some situations. However, regardless of whether the court put a time limit on the payments, certain circumstances could end...
Adjusting to spending less time with your child
For many parents, the divorce process can be tough because of the different ways in which the end of a marriage affects their child, as well as their relationship with their child. Aside from negative emotions, many parents have a hard time because of the outcome of a...
Is there any advantage to filing for a divorce first?
Divorce is never an easy subject to raise, be it in New Jersey or anywhere in the U.S. The option of divorcing your spouse is an after the result of a thorough analysis of your marriage, thereby determining that your relationship is unsalvageable. But who is the best...
