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Family Law
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Jun

Are Affairs In Marriage More Acceptable Today Than In Years Past, Causing Fewer Divorces?

June 16, 2009
Here is a recent discussion thread on a mediation listserv concerning the effect of an...
21
Apr

New State Law Bars Alimony, Inheritance for Abusive, Neglectful Parents

April 21, 2009
Parents who abuse, abandon, neglect or cause the death of their children will be ineligible...
23
Mar

NJ Senate Approves Palimony in Writing Legislation

March 23, 2009
Earlier this month, the state Senate approved, by a vote of 21-14, bipartisan-sponsored legislation that...
15
Feb

Supreme Court OKs Payment Of Pension Benefits To Designated Ex-Spouse Beneficiary Despite Her Waiver Of Rights To Pension In Divorce Judgment

February 15, 2009
A new Supreme Court decision illustrates the importance of making sure your beneficiary designations are...
11
Feb

Top 10 New Jersey Family Law Cases Decided In 2008

February 11, 2009
On January 31, 2009, the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education hosted the annual...
10
Feb

Palimony-in-Writing Bill Passed by Senate Judiciary Committee

February 10, 2009
The Senate Judiciary Committee recently approved bipartisan-sponsored legislation that would require all palimony agreements to...
09
Feb

Study Compares the Costs of Divorce: Mediation vs. Collaborative vs. Litigation

February 9, 2009
A recent article on the NBC News website entitled More Couples Seeking Kinder, Gentler Divorces...
05
Feb

Executor Can Impose Trust To Prevent Surviving Spouse's Unjust Enrichment

February 5, 2009
An executor may block a surviving spouse’s attempts to withdraw assets from a decedent’s estate...
28
Jan

Measure Would Mandate That Palimony Pacts Be In Writing

January 28, 2009
Recently, New Jersey’s Senate Judiciary Committee signaled bipartisan support for legislation that would require that all palimony...
27
Jan

Bills Would Deprive Abusive Parents of Alimony And Inheritance Rights

January 27, 2009
Recently, the Senate and Assembly judiciary committees unanimously recommended passage of legislation that would eliminate...
21
Jan

CMS issues new POMS for trusts

January 21, 2009
A new Programs Operations Manual System (POMS), used by Social Security Administration employees to administer...
21
Nov

New Guidelines For Warrants And Incarceration In Child Support Cases

November 21, 2008
A directive from the Administrative Office of the Courts lays out a new framework for use...
30
Oct

Exploring Divorce: Upcoming Seminars Led By An Interdisciplinary Team

October 30, 2008
You are invited to explore the legal, financial and psychological issues involved in divorce in...
25
Sep

Kassin vs. Kassin: A Child Support Award, Reduced by Social Security Benefits Received By the Child, May Effect Alimony

September 25, 2008
In this divorce case, the trial court denied the defendant ex-husband’s post-divorce-judgment motion in which...
10
Aug

The Future of the Practice of Law in New Jersey: More Technology, More Specialization, Aging Clients, More Mediation and Collaborative Practice, and Fewer Trials

August 10, 2008
New Jersey Lawyer (NJL), the official newspaper of the New Jersey Bar, recently took a...
20
Jun

New Jersey Supreme Court sets precedent, ruling that an unmarried couple does not have to live together in order for one partner to sue the other for palimony after a breakup

June 20, 2008
In a ruling that overturned close to 30 years of legal precedent in the area...
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