Jeralyn Lawrence Quoted on NJ.com

Jeralyn Lawrence is quoted in a NJ.com article “Can an Umbrella Policy Protect Me from My Ex-Spouse?”

An umbrella policy is designed to protect your monetary assets, including that which you have saved for retirement, so that you would not suffer a loss of your income if you were to get sued for an accident, said Jeralyn Lawrence, a family law attorney with Lawrence Law in Watchung.

“In New Jersey, certain retirement vehicles, such as traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, pensions, 401(k) plans, profit sharing plans and SEP-IRAs are protected from creditors in the event you are sued for such an accident and lose,” she said. “This means that creditors would not be able to satisfy a judgment by seizing such assets protected by an umbrella policy.”

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Jeralyn Lawrence - Can an Umbrella Policy Protect Me from My Ex-Spouse?

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