New Jersey Domestic Violence Attorney Discusses a Temporary Restraining Order Against You If you have a temporary restraining order placed against you in New Jersey, there are very serious consequences with that. The first thing is once you’re handed the temporary restraining order, a final restraining order hearing will take place within ten days. You…
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New Jersey Divorce Lawyer Explains How to Change Your Name after Divorce As an experienced New Jersey Divorce Lawyer, I am frequently asked about changing a last name during or after a divorce. If you’re looking to get a name change in New Jersey or you’re looking to have your child’s name changed in New…
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New Jersey Family Lawyer Explains Sole Custody As an experienced New Jersey Family Lawyer, I’m often asked questions regarding sole custody. If a party is considering getting a divorce in New Jersey and there’s children involved, one option is having sole custody. There’s two different types of sole custody: sole legal custody and sole physical…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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