Restraining Orders in New Jersey

Oct 03, 2013
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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and a good time to learn your rights if you find that you or a friend are a victim of domestic violence. The best protection under New Jersey family law is to obtain a restraining...

Same-Sex Marriage in New Jersey

Oct 01, 2013
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Same-Sex Marriage in New Jersey may be a reality soon. The legislature came close in 2006 after the New Jersey Supreme Court in Lewis v. Harris found that denying same-sex couples the rights and benefits that are...

New Jersey Alimony Reform

Sep 25, 2013
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When a couple is getting a divorce, many issues come up during the proceedings, but almost none are as important as the issue of financial support. There are two types of financial support: alimony and child...

Palimony Update

Sep 23, 2013
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We recently blogged about palimony in New Jersey, and that our partner, Angelo Sarno, will  argue Maeker v. Ross before the New Jersey Supreme Court.   We are hopeful that the...

Short-Term vs. Long-Term Marriages

Aug 21, 2013
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Financial disputes play a major role in divorce actions, especially where alimony is concerned.  There are four different types of alimony: permanent, limited duration, rehabilitative, and reimbursement....

Child Support, Imputation, and Social Media

Jul 08, 2013
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A major issue during a divorce or family law matter that involves children is the computation of child support. The Family Part follows the Child Support Guidelines set forth in Rule 5:6A when ordering an award of...

Attorney Fees Awarded for Bad Faith

Jun 26, 2013
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One of the most asked questions a matrimonial law attorney gets is whether my spouse will be obligated to pay me counsel fees. Under certain circumstances in divorce actions, the court can award that one party’s attorney...

Love Contracts

Jun 25, 2013
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Premarital agreements have been popular in New Jersey for many years, but some of these agreements have recently taken a new twist.  Generally, when we think of premarital agreements, we think of people protecting their...

Is Divorce from Bed and Board a Thing of the Past?

Jun 25, 2013
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Divorce from Bed and Board are finally being utilized more and more as a result of the economy and the rising cost of individual insurance.  A divorce from bed and board is not a final judgment of divorce which...

The National Italian Bar Association

Jun 24, 2013
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Attorney Angelo Sarno of Sarno da Costa D’Aniello Maceri Webb LLC is proudly welcomed into the National Italian Bar Association in good standing on September 11, 2012.  Having met the qualifications and standards by the...

Can You Contract Away Your Child Support Obligation?

May 29, 2013
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This question was answered by the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division in Ocean County Board of Social Services v. D.R., decided on March 6, 2013. In this case, the child’s father agreed to give custody of the...

Building Effect of Marital Settlement Agreements

May 29, 2013
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In many cases, a marital settlement agreement (MSA) or property settlement agreement (PSA) will be incorporated into a couple’s final judgment of divorce (FJOD). A MSA or PSA is an agreement between divorcing spouses, and...

Termination of Alimony Upon Cohabitation

May 08, 2013
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The Appellate Division just issued an opinion that will change the alimony landscape in a case where an alimony recipient lives with someone in an attempt to avoid losing his/her alimony. In Reese v. Weis, the former wife...