Alimony is often a sore topic to those spouses who have to pay it. It is meant to provide fair compensation and support to a spouse after divorce. Many financial factors are taken into account to calculate a payment that allows the supported spouse to maintain a...
HISTORY OF SAME SEX MARRIAGE LAWS IN NEW JERSEY
Same Sex Divorce Attorneys Morris County, NJAs per the 2014 landmark Supreme Court decision Obergefell v. Hodges, same sex marriage is a constitutional right of all Americans. However, that followed over 200 years of American and New Jersey history where same sex...
DIVORCE MEDIATION INVOLVING CHILDREN
Divorce Mediation Attorneys Morris County, NJDivorce can be difficult for everyone involved. Even when it is the right decision and ultimately a positive choice, the family and lifestyle changes can be jarring for children and adults alike. Divorcing parents have a...
CAN MY DIVORCE DISPUTES BE RESOLVED THROUGH MEDIATION?
Divorce mediation is a method of alternative dispute resolution (or ADR) commonly used in New Jersey. As opposed to litigation, mediation takes a more cooperative, communicative approach to resolving issues during divorce. However, many clients have unfounded...
WHAT IS OPEN DURATION ALIMONY IN NEW JERSEY?
There are actually five different types of alimony available to divorcing couples in New Jersey. One of these types is called open duration alimony, which was previously known as "permanent" alimony. Open duration alimony was reformed by the 2014 New Jersey Alimony...