No divorce is easy, but divorces that involve children and their custody can be very challenging for the adults and kids involved. In New Jersey, divorcing parents have the option to create their own parenting plans to submit to the courts for approval. When parents...
Child custody disputes can be amongst the most stressful issues that you have to deal with in the course of your marriage dissolution. Making matters worse is that disagreements over custody and visitation can arise at any point in the child’s life up until the point...
When a Hackensack area couple decides they are going to get a divorce it has been a process to get to this point. A divorce is an incredibly emotional affair with many complicated issues that need to get worked out. One of the most contentious areas of a divorce is...
Some couples in New Jersey, even if they are divorcing, do not want the matter to get too contentious. This may especially be true for high-asset couples who may not want their names dragged through the mud, or their personal financial information made public as it...
We live in a connected world. Unfortunately, social media can begin to take on a life of its own when someone’s personal life is in turmoil. What many do not realize is that venting on a public platform can have consequences during a divorce. Bergen County courts will...
Divorce is an intensely personal process that requires significant time, energy, and emotional investment. Indeed, part of the challenge is managing the external factors - how it can affect children and other family, and even how friends and acquaintances may react....
Most people would agree that love sometimes ends between spouses, but it rarely ends between a person and their pet. This truth is sometimes illustrated in divorce proceedings where spouses occasionally vigorously contest who gets custody of the pet. Over the years,...
If you watch television or movies, you probably get the impression that going through a divorce means spending hours and a lot of money fighting in court. However, there are other ways to handle the process. If you and your spouse agree to end the marriage, and you...
If your ex is not respecting a parenting time or custody order, or if your former partner is accusing you of violating an order, you should review the penalties associated with these violations. There are many different reasons why parents fail to abide by the terms...
When you are going through a divorce and you share children with the other person, a judge often decides what kind of custody arrangements will occur. Typically, this involves calculating the "best interest" of a child. With that said, understanding what "best...
