Blog Posts in 2016

PAST INDISCRETIONS AND CHILD CUSTODY

No one is perfect, although we all try to be as perfect as possible for our children. In custody battles, the court will look to the past behavior of the parents to determine what custody arrangement is in the child’s best interest . When you have skeletons in your closet, an examination of your history can be intimidating. The good news is that past indiscretions don’t automatically have any ...

BUDGET CONCERNS AND LITIGATION

Any type of law suit carries with it the risk of high costs. This is especially true when emotions between the parties run high, as is so often true in divorce or child custody cases, as the strong emotions can often lead to prolonged litigation. Keeping your budget concerns in mind while going through your divorce or custody case is an essential step. Understand your priorities. You need to ...

KEEPING SEPARATE PROPERTY SEPARATE AFTER MARRIAGE

Joining two lives in marriage is an exciting time, and no one wants to think of what will happen if the couple divorces. It is important, though, to have an understanding both at the outset and throughout your marriage of separate and marital property and the importance of keeping the two unconnected. In New Jersey, upon divorce, marital property is subject to an equitable distribution by the ...

PARENTAL KIDNAPPING

Having our children kidnapped is one of the worst fears for any parent. Although we tend to imagine that faceless bogeymen with ransom requests are the ones responsible, in the vast majority of cases, it is the other parent who is responsible for the kidnapping. This typically occurs in cases where a parent does not believe a custody order is best for the child or is somehow unfair. Under New ...