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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...

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...

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 State of New Jersey protects victims of domestic violence through its Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (PDVA) by empowering the family court to grant restraining orders to victims of domestic violence. In...

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...