ASM Partner, Lauren A. Miceli, Esq. recently authored an article on Grandparent Visitation cases published in the New Jersey Family Lawyer. It is, unfortunately, a difficult case to present and to win given the state of the law and what is required of grandparents to gain access to visitation with their grandchildren. Ms. Miceli discusses …
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Think your spouse is hiding assets? Your tax return is a good place to start. In nearly every divorce in NJ, spouses will need to determine how they are going to share the marital property that they acquired during their marriage. Marital property includes real estate, money, retirement accounts, stocks, bonds, businesses, and physical items. …
How much will a divorce cost? The costs and expenses for each case will vary depending on the complexity of the issues presented, the reasonableness of the positions taken during the litigation, and the Court’s ability to resolve disputes in a reasonable amount of time. Following an initial consultation, the attorneys at Arndt, Sutak & …
Can your sister stomping her feet on the second floor above your room get you a restraining order? If so, sisters all across the state would be rushing to get restraining orders. These are the facts of a recently decided New Jersey Appellate Division case, N.R. v. D.D. In N.R. v. D.D., the New Jersey …
A pendente lite, or pending litigation motion, is often filed when there is a dispute between divorcing parties on how marital expenses should be paid while the divorce litigation continues. For example, a supported spouse may not have enough disposable income to maintain the mortgage, taxes and insurance for the marital residence without contribution from …
In our experience as divorce and family law attorneys, most emergencies truly involving concern for you or your family’s physical well-being will require police intervention and not your attorney. If there is a genuine emergency, such as an incident of domestic violence in progress, or a dispute between parents during a parenting time exchange affecting …
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In New Jersey Divorce cases, a Motion is a mechanism to request relief from the Court. It is essentially a list of requests made by one party for the other party or for the court to do something. The following are examples of types of motions that can be filed duringa divorce matter: Setting interim …
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