Divorce

The month of January has been dubbed "Divorce Month." Between the months of January and March, divorce filings spike across the country. The first quarter of the year reportedly accounts for one-third more divorce filings than the rest of the year.As the chaos of the...

Getting married is a joyous occasion which marks a new life for two people in love. Very few people contemplate divorce while planning their wedding. Unfortunately many New Jersey couples do end up in divorce court eventually.When a couple does decide to part...

Many couples in New Jersey plan to establish a little nest egg or rainy day fund with their disposable income. Unfortunately, not many are able to come up with enough disposable income to make much of a fund. Nevertheless, when marriages become troubled, it is...

If you’re in the midst of a divorce, you may not know that your online life could be under examination by your spouse’s attorney. This includes your posts on Facebook, tweets on Twitter, and your texts and emails. Additionally, all these types of...

When a marriage ends, emotions are often running high since the parties tend to focus on the past. If New Jersey residents are not careful, those emotions could end up controlling how the divorce proceedings go. The focus of any divorce should be structuring a future...

Over the past few years, a significant number of lawmakers have tried to end the practice of no-fault divorce in various states. This type of divorce means that neither party is being blamed for the breakdown of the marriage (for reasons such as adultery or abuse)....

You may not realize it, but a divorce will be the biggest transaction of your life. It can set your financial trajectory for decades to come. If you’re age 50 or older, the stakes are even higher because you are closer to retirement.It’s really important...

So many aspects of life have changed over the past several decades that it is no surprise that the way people communicate has also changed in favor of texting and messaging in place of face to face conversations and old-fashioned letter writing. Another possible...

Since the turn of the century there has been a big drop in the frequency that people have moved between states during their lifetime. Between the early 60s and early 90s the move rate was fairly high, but this has changed. Recent research has shown that changing child...

As a married couple, your finances have undoubtedly become tangled, so it’s important to tread carefully as you prepare to go through the divorce process. People don’t always act rationally, and you need to make sure that someone is looking out for your...