Divorce

During their marriages, many New Jersey couples discuss and plan for retirement. This often includes participating in retirement plans offered by employers. If the parties divorce, those plans are often divided by the courts or by the parties if they negotiate their...

It can be disheartening for a New Jersey couple to realize that the time and emotion that they put into their marriage basically comes down to finances if the marriage ends. Even when there are children involved, monetary issues such as child support, property...

Ending a marriage late in life often means that there are fewer years to rebound until one retires. New Jersey residents over the age of 50 who are contemplating divorce need to make sure that they deal with the issue of retirement carefully. In most cases, they need...

After spending weeks and perhaps months coming to an agreement to end your marriage, you expected your spouse to keep up his or her end of the bargain. Now, your ex-spouse is not complying with the divorce settlement. New Jersey law allows you to go back to court to...

When New Jersey married couples separate, they have choices concerning how their relationships end. A divorce does not have to follow the traditional adversarial system that tends to increase tensions and result in dissatisfaction. This could be part of the reason why...

An increasing number of older couples in New Jersey and the rest of the United States seem to be wanting to end their unhappy marriages. These so-called gray divorces -- which applies to couples who decide to call it quits after the age of 50 -- are on the rise and...

Concerns over post-marital finances prevent an untold number of people in New Jersey from ending their marriages even when they feel the time is appropriate. Between property division, alimony and concerns over child custody and support for those who are parents, this...

Many disputes during a divorce hinge on the equitable distribution of assets. Whether the divorcing couple is attempting to divide a family business, multiple properties or a priceless collection acquired together, these can be challenging times in the divorce...

In the grand scheme of things, divorce is a fairly new phenomenon. While divorce has technically been around for hundreds of years, it has only become common and socially acceptable in recent decades.Even 100 years ago, divorce looked very different than it does...

Whether people file for divorce more often at certain times of the year has long been debated. Rather than relying on myths and anecdotal data, a new study provides data from divorce filings that offers some answers.The University of Washington compiled divorce...