During the initial stages of a divorce action, whether at an initial client conference or early on in the process, I am invariably asked by a client whether they can or can’t do certain things in regards to aspects of their financial or personal affairs. Since many clients ask the…
I was recently perusing a periodical and came across a story about a celebrity musician who was claiming he was never married to his wife of 15 years because of a known snafu in her earlier divorce paperwork. The headline stated “Slash claims he was never married to wife of 15 years”.…
A new situation comedy is about to premier on HBO simply titled “Divorce” starring Sarah Jessica Parker, who also serves as an executive producer. We all know that divorce is a serious, life-altering event. Like many situation comedies that find humor in dysfunctional marriages or family situations, it is understandable…
As a divorce lawyer people come to me for advice. Of course they do; I am a Counselor at Law. My role is to advise, and I take that role seriously. The advice I try to give, most of the time, is factual law driven and considerate of outcomes that would be…
On September 20, 2016, the Internet was buzzing with reports of Angelina Jolie-Pitt filing for divorce from her long time partner of twelve years and husband of two years, Brad Pitt. The demise of Angelina Jolie-Pitt’s and Brad Pitt’s two year marriage raises questions about the division of their assets…
In the preface to Benjamin Franklin’s famous 1758 almanac he proclaimed: “A penny saved is a penny got.” In the parlance of our times, the quote has been more commonly used to stand for “a penny saved is a penny earned.” Whether or not Benjamin Franklin, a learned economist, meant…
On August 9, 2016, the New Jersey Appellate Division Committee on Opinions approved for publication the Trial Court opinion of the Hon. L.R. Jones, J.S.C. in the case of Harrington-v-Harrington, in which the court analyzed the situation divorced families face when one of multiple children is emancipated and the effect…
When contemplating divorce many people fail to consider other causes of action that should be raised in a Complaint for Divorce and risk being barred from making a claim in the future. In addition to asserting one or more of the statutory grounds for divorce, such as irreconcilable differences, a…
Clearly the period of one’s separation and divorce is one of transition where one must adapt to a plethora of life changes, some within one’s control and some foisted upon one by the views and rules of others. Although statistics indicate that as many marriages end in divorce as end in death, there…
The 18th century educational writer, W.E. Hickson, is credited with popularizing the proverb: “’Tis a lesson you should heed: Try, try, try again. If at first you don’t succeed, Try, try, try again.” On June 10, 2016 the New Jersey Appellate Division decided the case of KL-v-DL, in which after nearly three…