Securing Your Grandparent Visitation Rights

March 21, 2019

Few would argue that divorce is a traumatic and life-changing process for spouses and their children. However, the trauma is not only contained to the immediate family. The relationship between grandparents and their grandchildren can also be deeply affected when spouses separate. Grandparents’ rights and their ability to spend time with their grandchildren are often one of the unseen causalities of the ending of a marriage.  Grandparent visitation issues can be complicated in any contentious divorce. As a grandparent, knowing the […]

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Woodland Park Attorneys Discuss Cohabitation Agreements

March 19, 2019

In New Jersey today more and more couples are choosing to forego traditional marriage and instead live together in a marriage-style situation. Often this does not represent a lack of love and affection but a personal choice between two individuals or disillusionment with traditional marriage and the possibility of divorce. However, cohabitation does not allow you to avoid many of the problems faced by divorcing couples should the relationship end. If there are children that result from the relationship then […]

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How Divorce Affects Your Taxes

March 14, 2019

One of the most common questions individuals have when divorcing is how their taxes are affected by the divorce and the related settlements such as child support and alimony. While most Passaic County divorce attorneys will urge you to speak with a financial consultant to get exact figures regarding your divorce settlement and how it affects your taxes, we can answer some of your more general questions regarding divorce and taxes now. Are my taxes filed jointly or individually during my divorce? […]

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Woodland Park Divorce Lawyers Discuss Three Steps in Determining Equitable Distribution

March 7, 2019

There are many complications that can come with any divorce. Without a doubt, the equitable distribution of property, as well as any wealth that has been accrued during a marriage, is one of the most often argued and regularly contested issues. Put simply equitable distribution in a divorce is the division of marital assets in a manner that is considered fair but not necessarily equal. Being that New Jersey is an equitable distribution state, in the event of a divorce, […]

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Savings and Alimony

February 26, 2019

In the recent case of Lombardi-v-Lombardi, the New Jersey Appellate Division addressed the issue of calculating alimony when there is a historical precedent of both parties regularly saving money.  The divorcing couple’s annual income was approximately one million dollars.  During the divorce litigation, it was evidenced that their monthly spending was approximately $17,000, and additionally, the couple saved about $60,000 per month.  After a drawn trial, the divorce court awarded the wife a spousal support settlement in line with the […]

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