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At a mandatory pretrial settlement conference on August 7, 2014, the husband and wife reached a settlement that resolved property and child support issues.  The judge did not participate in the...

They divorced in 1979, remarried in 1988, and separated again in 2010.  In 2014, the husband filed a divorce complaint, to which the wife failed to respond.  On May 13, 2015, the husband filed a...

Over the course of the litigation, the wife retained and discharged 3 different attorneys, and the husband retained and discharged his attorney.  The husband owed outstanding fees to his attorney, but the husband...

This is the husband’s third attack on the equitable distribution award.  The wife originally received $1,268,819 as her equitable distribution, which was reduced slightly to $1,200,152 on remand from the...

The daughter graduated from high school in June 2010 and began community college in September 2010.  After 4 years, the daughter graduated from community college with an associate’s degree in May 2014.  The month...

However, on June 13, 2012, the Appellate Division reversed the Family Part’s order denying the husband’s motion to emancipate the son.  The husband’s motion was based on the son’s alleged completion of 4 years of...

Sarno da Costa D’Aniello Maceri Webb LLC would like to recognize how much we appreciate the endless hours of service our staff has dedicated to our attorneys. As the heart of our firm, our staff ensures each client is...

We have combined our Family Law Department site and our Medical Malpractice/Personal Injury Department site to provide you with one site that provides the most up to date, comprehensive information imaginable! Even...

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The seven attorneys listed below have been included in the New Jersey Super Lawyers list, published by Thomson Reuters in 2017*. Sarno da Costa D’Aniello Maceri Webb LLC especially recognizes Jerry S....

By early 2013, none of the children were emancipated, but the older daughter was primarily financially supported by the husband, as she lived with him in California and attended college in Oregon.  The younger daughter...

The MSA provided that the husband and wife would equally split “the coverture value of all forms of retirement accounts acquired during the marriage,” including IRAs, 401ks, and pensions.  The MSA further stipulated...

The mother and father divorced when their daughter was 4 years old.  The parents shared decision-making responsibility regarding their daughter and both spent ample time with her, but the mother was the parent...

The husband and wife initially attempted economic mediation, which failed.  In February 2014, they agreed to participate in the Intensive Settlement Program with a retired judge.  After 3 days of negotiations...

The parties’ son was born in 1995 and should have graduated from high school in June 2013.  He did well early in his high school career, but eventually began missing classes frequently and receiving poor grades. ...

We are delighted to announce that the Supreme Court of New Jersey recently designated Partner Stacey A. Cozewith as a Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney! This certification recognizes Stacey’s considerable knowledge,...

Partner Paul M. da Costa is representing a Rutgers-Newark student who was violently attacked because of the school’s inadequate security. The student was studying in the library on a Thursday morning in February 2015 when a...

We are pleased to announce that Partner Paul M. da Costa has been invited to present at the New Jersey Association for Justice Boardwalk Seminar 2017. As part of the Medical Malpractice Seminar, Paul will be sharing...

Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 9:17B-3, a child was presumed to be emancipated when he or she reaches age 18.  However, this presumption is not conclusive, and the child is still entitled to parental support if he or she has...

The mother and father in Fisher v. Szczyglowski, who are both Navy employees, had a son together in January 2014, after they had been dating for 2 years.  The mother works at the Philadelphia naval base and lives in...