We strongly recommend that if you are getting a divorce that you have a new last will and testament, power of attorney and advanced directive for health care decisions prepared by an attorney. Although a divorce might automatically revoke certain important legal documents under New Jersey law such as an Advanced Health Care Directive, you… Read more »

More and more family law litigants are turning to alternative dispute resolution processes to resolve their disputes. Among these processes are the collaborative process where both parties hire attorneys and all decisions are made together without involvement of a Judge; mediation, in which the parties, with or without attorneys, attend sessions with a qualified family… Read more »

Since any alimony arrangement made after January 1, 2019, will not be deductible from the gross income of the spouse paying it nor includible in the gross income of the spouse receiving it, an alternate method of gaining a tax benefit to the paying spouse may be to have that spouse transfer 401(k) funds by… Read more »

Responsibility and accountability – even for the powerful – are rooted into the core of our legal system. This country’s founders knew that a democracy needs a court system that empowers people to protect themselves by holding the powerful to account. That’s why the Constitution guarantees each person the right to a trial by jury.