New Jersey Divorce Lawyer Explains Differences Between Contested & Uncontested Divorce As an experienced New Jersey Divorce Lawyer, I am often asked the differences between a contested and an uncontested divorce. In New Jersey, there are two types of divorces. There’s a contested divorce, and there’s an uncontested divorce. A contested divorce is where the…
New Jersey Divorce Lawyer Explains Alimony In New Jersey, depending on the length of the marriage and the difference in incomes between the parties, one spouse could be entitled to an award of alimony. Generally, alimony cannot exceed the length of the marriage. More often than not, alimony is going to be somewhere near half the…
New Jersey Divorce Lawyer Explains Being Unable to Locate Your Spouse for a Divorce In New Jersey, I’m frequently asked, “What can I do if I want to divorce my spouse but I haven’t seen my spouse in a long time and don’t know where my spouse lives? Can I still get a divorce?” The answer…
New Jersey Divorce Lawyer Discusses Going to Court for Divorce I am often asked by clients as a New Jersey Divorce Lawyer, “Do I have to go to court and actually see the judge?” This is a fact-specific issue, meaning if the parties can come to an agreement and one party waives an appearance, you…
Separation Agreements in New Jersey If your marriage is in trouble, but you are not ready to call it quits, you can enter into a separation agreement. There’s no requirement that you file anything with or obtain any approvals from a court to put a separation agreement in place. The agreement can be prepared by…
Same Sex Divorce Now that same-sex marriage is the law of the land, same sex divorce is about to become a commonplace occurrence. In fact, before the city of New Orleans issued its first wedding license to a same-sex couple, it finalized the divorce of two women who had been married in Massachusetts, but who…