Gender Difficulties Fathers Face When Seeking Child Custody

July 18, 2023

Explore the Evolution of Child Custody Matters From the Tender Years Doctrine to Balanced Court Decisions Avoiding Gender Bias Against Fathers Seeking Custody in New Jersey In past decades, courts around the nation, including New Jersey, favored mothers when granting custody of children in a divorce. The practice was influenced by traditional gender roles, societal norms of the time, and the Tender Years Doctrine. The Tender Years Doctrine was a legal principle that presumed young children should be in the […]

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Protecting Your Financial Interests from an Overspending Partner During Divorce in NJ

July 8, 2023

It Can Be Difficult to Reach a Divorce Resolution When Money Problems Are Involved, Especially If One Partner Tends to Overspend and You are Dissolving Your Marriage in Totowa, Ridgewood, Montclair, Franklin Lakes, and Millburn. Divorces are hard. If you are reading this article, you most likely already know this. People deal with divorces in a multitude of ways. Knowing that your assets may potentially become halved is a stressful proposition in and of itself. Sometimes, people that are parties […]

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The Divorce Attorneys at The Montanari Law Group Explain the Process to Obtain a Get in a Jewish Divorce in NJ
Posted in: Divorce

The Get in a Jewish Divorce: From Paper Scrolls to Divorce Decree

July 3, 2023

A “Get” Is a Legal Document That Serves As a Religious Divorce Order Under Jewish Law That Allows a Jewish Couple to Dissolve Their Marriage. The Requirements Under New Jersey Law are Distinct from a “Get” in a Divorce Case. In Judaism, marriages come to an end by way of a Jewish divorce. A “Get” is a Jewish decree of divorce that must be requested by the husband. The husband requests that the decree is written, and once the decree […]

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Protecting Your Deferred Compensation in a New Jersey Divorce

June 28, 2023

Any Deferred Compensation Earned During Marriage is Typically Categorized as Marital Property in a Divorce Scenario Many companies offer deferred compensation benefits to employees that are payable after a certain amount of time. Deferred compensation benefits include retirement plans, 401(k)s, pensions, stock options, profit sharing plans, workers compensation benefits, and more. In all of these cases, an employer regularly sets aside a specific amount of money or promises a share of company profits which can be cashed out when the […]

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Explore Your Options to Manage Visitation Child Refusal in Passaic County, NJ
Posted in: Divorce Family Law

Handling a NO! When a Child Refuses Visitation

June 18, 2023

Creative Strategies Like Therapy, Open Dialogue, Virtual Visitation, and Mediation Can Help Address a Child’s Refusal of Parental Visitation, but Sometimes, You Need a Court Order in New Jersey. Divorce is hard on everyone in the family, especially the children.  There can be big feelings such as anxiety, confusion, anger, and sadness when children are required to adapt to a new life.  Visitation schedules, shared holidays and vacations, and the possibility that mom or dad will begin a new relationship […]

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