Category Archives: Family Law

Of the approximately 52 Mondays each year, one of them always seems to hold the record for when divorce cases begin, and that is Divorce Monday.

The law seeks to provide a stable environment for children, no matter how bitter their parents’ relationship. The parenting plan is one way that the family court seeks to ensure that the parents always put the children’s needs first.

New Jersey is an “equitable distribution” state, which means that when a couple divorces, the court divides their assets and debts in a way that it deems fair.

In its broadest definition, a default divorce is one where the court declares a marriage dissolved without both spouses appearing in court for a hearing.

To your parents’ generation, asking a soon-to-be-married person whether they will get a prenuptial agreement always came out sounding like asking them if they expected their marriage to fail.