Planning with your spouse and work together to come up with a plan before you retire is important. It is important that you and your spouse share the same vision. Fidelity Investments conducted a study last 2011 and have found out that most husbands and wives are not in accord about retirement. Study shows that […]
The Role of Fault in a New Jersey Divorce
Despite laws in many states (including New Jersey) suggesting the contrary, it is rare to come across a divorce case in which there is not some fault on the part of one spouse, the other, or both spouses. Even where one party or the other may be considered to be “at fault” in causing the breakdown of the […]
Grandparent Rights in New Jersey
Grandchildren are a delight to grandparents. Some grandparents will frequently travel hundreds of miles every few weeks or regularly spend hundreds of dollars on airfare in order to see their grandchildren as often as possible. When the parents need a night “off” or when someone is needed to care for the child while the parents work, most grandparents […]
Deviating from the New Jersey Child Support Guidelines
There was a time in the not-too- distant past that child support orders varied widely from one state to another. Even cases decided by the same court involving similar facts could result in child support orders that were extremely dissimilar. This state of affairs existed until states began adopting and implementing “Child Support Guidelines” in an effort to […]
Misconceptions About Child Custody in New Jersey
Parents who are either divorcing or separating for the first time often come to court (or their attorneys’ offices) with more questions than answers and more misconceptions than accurate understandings. In fact, part of a New Jersey family law attorney’s job with new clients is to educate them about the custody and parenting time process, what they can […]
How New Jersey Courts Determine Physical Custody
When you and the other parent of your child separate or divorce, a court may be called upon to determine with which parent your child will primarily reside. Contrary to popular misconceptions, the child’s wishes regarding where he or she would like to live are not determinative: instead, the court will create a parenting plan that it believes […]
Who Should Be My “Back-Up” Trustee?
Living trusts and other forms of trust are a popular method for individuals to provide for the disposition of their assets upon their death while retaining control over and use of these assets during their lifetimes and not exposing themselves to the publicity of probate court. A simple living trust for an individual with a spouse and children […]
Can My Loved One Create a Will if He or She is Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s?
Can My Loved One Create a Will if He or She is Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s? Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia can be a frightening and terrible disease for both the patient and his or her family. There is no known cure for Alzheimer’s, and the disease is progressive, meaning that the patient’s symptoms will become more […]
Six Signs When to Visit an Estate Planning Lawyer
Lawyers can be a little bit like doctors: hardly anyone enjoys visiting a doctor or lawyer for “preventative care,” but in the legal field as in the medical field “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” “Preventative legal medicine” includes having an estate plan for yourself in the event you pass away unexpectedly: a valid […]
What is a Will Contest?
What is a Will Contest? The word “contest” implies a struggle, battle, or competition between two or more opposing individuals and/or forces. This makes it an appropriate word to describe what happens when the validity of a will is challenged in court. Will contests are formal legal challenges make to the admissibility of a decedent’s will to probate. […]
