As with all family law questions, there is no “one size fits all” answer regarding pension distribution. How a former couple’s marital assets are split can depend on a variety of factors. Typically, retirement accounts are one of the largest assets distributed between spouses following a divorce. Pensions, 401ks, 403Bs, traditional…
I lost my job. Can I stop paying alimony to my ex? Since September 10, 2014, New Jersey residents whose marriage lasted less than 20 years typically may not be required to pay alimony for a period that is longer than the length of the marriage, absent specifically enumerated special…
I am about to retire. Can I stop making alimony payments to my former spouse based on New Jersey’s 2014 alimony reform law? Since the Alimony Reform Act of 2014 was signed into law last September, New Jersey residents whose marriage lasted fewer than 20 years generally may not be…
I am a member of the United States military who just learned that I am being deployed overseas. Will I lose the right to see my children? In general, each New Jersey parent has the right to a specified amount of parenting time. Courts will typically make this determination based…
If you and your children’s other parent are not living together, you will likely find yourself having to address the issue of child support. In the State of New Jersey, while many things in life may not be certain, it is fairly well established under New Jersey Law that both…
In our firm’s family law practice and when we serve as Early Settlement Panelists to mediate divorce cases for the Superior Court of New Jersey, Family Part, Chancery Division, perhaps the most common issue in the overwhelming majority of divorce cases involves the issue of ……. alimony! When clients meet…
Many divorce litigants, after they endure an emotional, and many times costly divorce process, later suffer some economic change – a hardship that did not exist when their divorce was finalized, and find that the support award you are paying, or the support you are receiving, is proving to be…
A family court’s findings will typically be upheld as long as they are supported by adequate credible evidence. In Rubino v. Rubino, a New Jersey couple with two children divorced in 2006. At the time, the couple entered into a property settlement agreement (“PSA”) that was incorporated into their final…
In an Appellate Division case, a couple divorced in 2012 after 29 years of marriage. At the time, both spouses were in their late forties and their two children were grown and emancipated. Because the former spouses disagreed about the appropriate amount and duration of alimony, they chose to engage…
In New Jersey, an alimony or child support order may be modified based on permanently changed circumstances. When the facts are disputed by the former spouses, a court may choose to order a plenary, or evidentiary, hearing. In Galante v. Galante, a married couple with three children divorced in 2011.…