Blog Posts in July, 2018

What is included in NJ Child Support?

Child support is a topic that is often misunderstood. Everything from who must pay, to how it is calculated, to what is or is not included, is an argument waiting to happen. However, NJ child support does not have to be complicated or subject to endless hours of argument and expenditure of counsel fees. Let us start with a simple topic: what is included in NJ child support? New Jersey has a ...

Finding Your Freedom with NJ Divorce Arbitration

What is arbitration? Put simply, arbitration is the process where a non-judge makes a decision on issues in a divorce that the parties cannot settle. Rather than going through the court system, the parties let a non-judge make a binding decision to allow the divorce process to end. It is an effective and relatively inexpensive way to resolve divorce. It is increasingly common for divorce cases to ...

ABCS of NJ Divorce Mediation

Divorce mediation is the process whereby we reach a divorce settlement without involving the court but with the assistance of a neutral third party. It is a process that usually saves you and your spouse thousands of dollars in legal fees and costs. How does it work? The best approach to divorce mediation is to concentrate on communication between the parties and problem solving. Mediation is not ...

Financial and Emotional Cost of Litigation

In looking at the various solutions to a divorce or family law problem, litigation is chosen by many. This is the process by which you file something with the court and have a judge make various decisions. While litigation rarely ends up with a full divorce Trial, you are handing your divorce over to a judge to determine how it will work, what you must do and, in some cases, what you must pay or ...