May 16, 2022
Documents to Give Your Divorce Attorney If you are considering a divorce in New Jersey, it is important to prepare the documents that you need to share with your family law attorney. While the decision to end a marriage may be deeply personal and emotional at its core, divorce is a legal and financial process…
File Under: Divorce, Marital Settlement Agreement
May 9, 2022
Is It Possible to Have a Perfect Divorce? A “perfect divorce” unfolds in a manner that ends the marriage in a healthy and productive way and minimizes the damage for all involved. Be mindful that issues can not only impact finances and custody and parenting time but also may include struggles with depression, self-esteem, and…
File Under: Divorce, Matrimonial & Family Law
May 2, 2022
Nine Signs That Your Marriage May Be In Trouble With up to 50% of all marriages ending in divorce, it is clear that it is not easy to maintain a healthy union. Infidelity, abuse and money mismanagement are some of the reasons why people divorce. When people enter a marriage, they usually do so with…
File Under: Divorce
April 22, 2022
Is a Prenuptial Agreement Right for Me? A growing number of couples in New Jersey are choosing to begin their marital lives with a prenuptial agreement. While once prenups were often considered to be the domain of the ultra-wealthy and celebrities, many people who launch their marriages with businesses and careers that are already established…
File Under: Matrimonial & Family Law, Pre-Nuptial Agreements
April 15, 2022
Financial Woes as a Precursor to Divorce Many people experience ongoing stress about money. Housing costs continue to rise and educational and tuition fees for children have grown substantially while wages and salaries have often failed to keep up with growing expenses. The emotional and financial stress caused by these circumstances can lead to marital…
File Under: Divorce, Family Law
April 8, 2022
Dealing With Your Business in a Divorce When New Jersey business owners decide to divorce, they may face particular challenges that can lead to significant concerns about the future of their company as well as their economic future. Business owners, majority shareholders, board members and CEOs may all have unique concerns about how their divorce…
File Under: Equitable Distribution, Family Law, Marital Settlement Agreement
April 1, 2022
Divorcing a Narcissist Divorce can often be challenging for anyone in New Jersey, even when the end of the marriage is relatively amicable. It remains not only an emotional challenge but also a significant legal, financial and practical time of transition. The regular difficulties associated with divorce can be exacerbated, however, when one of the…
File Under: Divorce, Matrimonial & Family Law
March 30, 2022
8 Valuable Lessons – What I Wish I Knew By Jeralyn Lawrence as Published in the New Jersey Lawyer Magazine 1. I wish I knew about Zoom way before March of 2020. Zoom has been the silver lining of this pandemic. If I never have to go back to court for an Early Settlement…
File Under: Jeralyn Lawrence