It’s common to come to divorce without wanting to involve lawyers – especially if you want an amicable divorce. After all, lawyers are known for adding conflict to any situation – while charging an arm and a leg just for…
Divorce is more than a legal process. It is an extremely emotional process. It’s also common for one spouse to want a divorce while the other does not. More often, one of the spouses decides, over a period of time, to…
When you decide to divorce, there are important decisions to be made – about child custody, parenting time, child support, college costs for children, alimony, and division of marital assets and debts. When people think about divorce, however, they often picture going to court where a…
It’s a common misconception that judges make the decisions when it comes to divorce. And you typically have to hire and pay a lawyer to find out the reality of how most New Jersey divorces work. The fact is the overwhelming…
Many couples tend to put off divorce until after the holidays. And with the holidays now over, there’s the difficult task of telling your spouse you want a divorce. And you might wonder if the divorce can ever be amicable.…
The key to getting a Judgment of Divorce from the court is for both you and your spouse to first sign a divorce agreement, commonly called a Marital Settlement Agreement. The Marital Settlement Agreement resolves all issues relating to your…
Divorce mediation is when you and your spouse enlist a neutral third party to help you agree on things like child custody, parenting time with your children, alimony, and division of marital assets and debts. Divorce mediation is voluntary, so either…
As a separated or divorcing parent, you might be curious about your chances for “equal” or “50/50” child custody in your New Jersey divorce. First, it’s important to recognize the huge benefit for parents and kids when divorcing parents reach…
For many New Jersey divorces, spouses can enter into written agreements without going to court. Then, all a court needs to do is to legally dissolve the marriage. These agreements, typically called Marital Settlement Agreements, outline terms dealing with child…
Michele Hart
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As a practicing divorce and family lawyer for over 20 years, I’ve seen how easy it is for divorcing spouses to get caught up in the emotional conflict that often comes with divorce. When you have children, it’s important to…
